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green moray

Gymnothorax funebris

The green moray is a long, snake-like fish that lives in warm ocean waters. It has a bright green color and hides in crevices among the coral reefs, making it a fascinating creature to discover!

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

The green moray has a thick, snake-like body, often appearing brilliant green due to a yellow mucus coating over its dark skin. It lacks pectoral and pelvic fins, making its smooth, elongated form distinct among reef fish.

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green moray

Categoría

Peces

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Cleaner shrimp often bravely crawl into a moray's mouth to remove parasites, without being eaten!

Moray eels have a special gooey slime that covers their skin, protecting them from germs and scratches!

They often open their mouth wide not to attack, but to breathe, pumping water over gills!

This "green" eel is actually dark gray underneath, its color comes from a yellow mucus!

Habilidades especiales

The green moray has a thick, protective slime coat that helps it glide into tight spaces and deters predators.

The green moray can use a second set of jaws to pull prey deep into its throat for quick swallowing.

The green moray has an excellent sense of smell that helps it find hidden prey in dark reef crevices.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 150-250 cm
Peso: 10-30 kg
Esperanza de vida: 10-15 años
Velocidad de nado: 15 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 50 m
Tipo de agua: Agua salada

Dieta y alimentación

A nocturnal ambush predator, it hunts fish, crustaceans, and octopuses hiding in coral reefs.

Alimentos principales

reef fish
crabs
shrimp
octopus

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Main prey for morays.

hunts

White grunt

Haemulon plumierii

Common reef fish prey.

eaten by

Bull shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Large sharks prey on morays.

symbiotic with

Skunk cleaner shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Removes parasites from moray.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Depredador de emboscada

Un depredador de emboscada caza esperando pacientemente y ocultándose, para luego lanzar un ataque repentino cuando una presa desprevenida se pone a su alcance.

Costero

Los hábitats costeros son entornos dinámicos situados a lo largo de la interfaz entre la tierra y el mar, influenciados por las mareas, las olas y el agua salada.