Giant Moray [Gymnothorax javanicus]
Description
Giant morays are powerful, thick-bodied eels that often cruise along rocky walls and coral edges. Divers commonly spot them peering from crevices, then slowly emerging as they track movement with quick, alert head motions.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
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| Order |
Eels (Morays, Congers, and Kin)
Anguilliformes
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| Family |
Moray Eels
Muraenidae
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| Genus |
Moray eels (Gymnothorax)
Gymnothorax
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