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Muraenidae is a family of fish commonly known as moray eels, which are predatory marine creatures found in oceans around the world. They matter because they play an important role in ocean ecosystems as hunters of smaller fish and invertebrates, and they're also significant to humans through fishing and their presence in coral reef environments.
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Species
moray eels
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnguilliformes
- FamilyMuraenidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anguilliformes
- Image
- Gymnothorax meleagris head 1.jpg
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Moray eel
Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ˈmɒreɪ, məˈreɪ/), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 16 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water.