Common name : White-chinned moray, Speckled moray, Common spotted moray
Scientific name : Gymnothorax moringa
Family : Muraenidae
Native to : Western Atlantic, North Carolina and Mexico
Interesting fact : An extra set of jaw and teeth in its throat allows it to break up food and digest it.
Conservation status : Least Concern
About 200 species of moray eels are known. These fish live in holes and crevices of rocks and corals. They can be black, brown, grey or olive green with long bodies and snouts. These snake-like fish lack pectoral and pelvic fins. Being dimly sighted, they use their excellent sense of smell to ambush prey like small fish, molluscs, cephalopods, sea snakes and crustaceans.
