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