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Muraenidae

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Muraenidae
family of fishes
Muraena
Muraena is a genus of nine valid species of large eels in the family Muraenidae.
ribbon eel
species of moray eel
Zebra moray
species of fish
Echidna
genus of eel
Slender giant moray
species of fish
Enchelycore
Enchelycore is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. Enchelycore species are generally small to medium-sized eels, most ranging from in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray (E. ramosa), which reaches a length of . Members of the genus feature distinctive, curved jaws that prevent them from fully closing their mouth and aids them in catching, and holding on to prey. Enchelycore species can also feature extremely bright colors (E. pardalis, E. anatina) and ornate markings (E. lichenosa).
Redface moray
Monopenchelys acuta, the redface moray or redface eel, is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Monopenchelys of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family. It is found in the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Ocean. Its length is up to .
Uropterygius
Uropterygius is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
Scuticaria
genus of fishes
White ribbon eel
species of fish
Anarchias
Anarchias is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
Diaphenchelys pelonates
species of fish
Channomuraena vittata
species of fish
Channomuraena
Channomuraena is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
viper moray
species of fish
Channomuraena bauchotae
species of fish
Cirrimaxilla formosa
The Taiwanese barbel moray, Cirrimaxilla formosa, is a species of moray eel in the family Muraenidae, and the only member of the genus Cirrimaxilla. It was described by Hong Ming Chen and K. T. Shao in 1995. It is found only in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The holotype, a female, measures a total length of .
Scuticaria tigrina
species of fish
Scuticaria okinawae
species of fish
Shao's moray
species of fish
Gymnothorax davidsmithi
species of fish
Uropterygiinae
Uropterygiinae is a subfamily of moray eels.
Strophidon
Strophidon is a genus of eels in the family Muraenidae. The genus has a wide distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans where they mostly inhabit the benthic zone.