Least ConcernMoray Eel
Muraena helena
33 countries27 parks73 dive sites
Species group · Bony fish
WAnimals has 2 species of moray, in the family Muraenidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 80 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It is nocturnal and territorial: it spends the day in a crevice with its head protruding and comes out to hunt at dusk.
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It rarely attacks unless provoked, despite its appearance and its teeth.
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It is the largest moray in the tropical Atlantic, with records of 2.5 m and 29 kg.
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It is not green: the skin is greyish brown and the colour comes from a yellowish mucus that coats it and protects it from parasites and bacteria.
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Acoustic tracking off Santa Cruz showed that most are nocturnal, with a mean home range of about 5.8 hectares.
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