moray eel
noun
mo·ray eel
mə-ˈrā- 
ˈmȯr-(ˌ)ā-
ˈmȯr-(ˌ)ā-
: any of numerous often brightly colored eels (family Muraenidae) that have sharp teeth capable of inflicting a severe bite, that occur in warm seas, and that include a chiefly Mediterranean eel (Muraena helena) sometimes used for food
called also moray
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Living here are shoals of technicolor fish, some the size of a fingernail—like the baby clownfish hiding in gently swaying anemone—others larger than a human, like the giant moray eel coiled around net fire coral.
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Jessica Vincent, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023
While many coral reef residents, such as groupers and moray eels, work together when hunting for their mutual benefit, the trumpetfish’s sneaky shadowing of larger fish seems to be solely for its own benefit.
—Annie Roth, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
Usually seen nestled into burrows around coral reefs, the ribbon eel (sometimes called the leaf-nosed moray eel) lives in Indonesian waters from East Africa, to southern Japan, Australia, and French Polynesia.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022
That is the dilemma facing the moray eel, a predator famous for its nasty bite and ability to devour large prey.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
This warm vacation destination is home to delicious seafood like moray eel and wines grown in Lanzarote’s mineral-rich volcanic soils.
—Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2022
This image shows a hookjaw moray eel, also called Bayer's moray, which skulks around reefs in the waters of Southeast Asia and Oceania.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Sabuncuoglu’s own photograph of a dead moray eel, photographed in Bodrum, Turkey, caught attention because the death was caused by the eel entangling itself in a fishing line.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
The ocean includes a diverse variety of life to watch—including the brown moray eel, giant anemone, Atlantic trumpetfish, yellow barracuda, flaming reef lobsters and zebra seabream.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
Jessica Vincent, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023
While many coral reef residents, such as groupers and moray eels, work together when hunting for their mutual benefit, the trumpetfish’s sneaky shadowing of larger fish seems to be solely for its own benefit.
—Annie Roth, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
Usually seen nestled into burrows around coral reefs, the ribbon eel (sometimes called the leaf-nosed moray eel) lives in Indonesian waters from East Africa, to southern Japan, Australia, and French Polynesia.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022
That is the dilemma facing the moray eel, a predator famous for its nasty bite and ability to devour large prey.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
This warm vacation destination is home to delicious seafood like moray eel and wines grown in Lanzarote’s mineral-rich volcanic soils.
—Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2022
This image shows a hookjaw moray eel, also called Bayer's moray, which skulks around reefs in the waters of Southeast Asia and Oceania.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Sabuncuoglu’s own photograph of a dead moray eel, photographed in Bodrum, Turkey, caught attention because the death was caused by the eel entangling itself in a fishing line.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
The ocean includes a diverse variety of life to watch—including the brown moray eel, giant anemone, Atlantic trumpetfish, yellow barracuda, flaming reef lobsters and zebra seabream.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
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