Turkey moray
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| Turkey moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. meleagris |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax meleagris (G. Shaw, 1795) | |
The turkey moray, Gymnothorax meleagris, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans at depths down to 36 m. Its length is up to 1.2 m. They live in holes in the reef to quickly emerge to grasp passing fish by surprise attack. They sense prey by detecting smell through the water.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gymnothorax meleagris" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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