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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae Moray eels
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Muraena

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Muraena appendiculata Southeast Pacific 1848
Muraena argus Argus moray Eastern Pacific 120 TL 1870
Muraena augusti North of Eastern Central 90 TL 1856
Muraena clepsydra Hourglass moray Eastern Pacific 120 TL 1898
Muraena helena Mediterranean moray Eastern Atlantic 150 TL 1758
Muraena lentiginosa Jewel moray Eastern Pacific 61 TL 1842
Muraena melanotis Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1859
Muraena pavonina Whitespot moray Western Atlantic 51.2 TL 1845
Muraena retifera Reticulate moray Western Atlantic 60 TL 1882
Muraena robusta Stout moray Eastern Atlantic 150 TL 1911



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