| Mediterranean moray |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Anguilliformes |
| Family: |
Muraenidae |
| Genus: |
Muraena |
| Species: |
M. helena |
| Binomial name |
Muraena helena
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| Synonyms |
List
- Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Muraena helaena Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
- Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Muraena romana Shaw, 1803
- Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810
- Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810
- Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810
- Muraena guttata Risso, 1827
- Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827)
- Muraena helena australiae Richardson, 1848
- Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848
- Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862
- Muraena vorax Ogilby, 1907
- Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911
- Muraenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911)
- Murenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911)
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The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) is a species of fish in the moray eel family. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Its bite can be dangerous to humans.