Whitemouth Moray Eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Whitemouth Moray Eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Whitemouth Moray Eel

The Whitemouth Moray Eel is also known as the Guineafowl Moray or Turkey Moray. It's a medium-size moray eel, sometimes growing to more than one metre in length. It lives in areas all over the Indo-Pcific region. It feeds at night, using its keen sense of smell more than its poor eyesight.

Whitemouth Moray Eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) hiding most of its body in the reef during the day.
Whitemouth Moray Eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) peeping out of the reef during the day.
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Whitemouth Moray Eel Gymnothorax meleagris
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata (Chordates)
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes (Eels)
Family: Muraenidae (Muraenidae)
Genus: Gymnothorax (Gymnothorax)
Species: Gymnothorax meleagris
Size
Average Size: 1 metre

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