Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (/æŋˈɡwɪlɪfɔːrmiːz/), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage, and most are predators. The term "eel" is also used for some other eel-shaped fish, such as electric eels (genus Electrophorus), spiny eels (family Mastacembelidae), and deep-sea spiny eels (family Notacanthidae). Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ˈmɒreɪ, məˈreɪ/), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water. Learn more about Eel and moray
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
Banded Moray Eel (0 videos) | Gymnothorax rueppelliae | Not Available |
Banded Mud Moray Eel (6 videos) | Gymnothorax chlamydatus | Not Available |
Barredfin Moray Eel (5 videos) | Gymnothorax zonipectis | Not Available |
Black Moray Eel (11 videos) | Muraena augusti | Not Available |
Brotula ( videos) | Didymothallus nudigena | Not Available |
California Moray Eel (3 videos) | Gymnothorax mordax | Not Available |
Cobra Garden Eel (2 videos) | Heteroconger cobra | Not Available |
Conehead Eel (3 videos) | Cynoponticus coniceps | Not Available |
Conger Eel (64 videos) | Conger erebennus | Not Available |
Convict Snake Eel (4 videos) | Leiuranus versicolor | Not Available |
Convict Snake Eel (4 videos) | Elapsopis versicolor | Not Available |
Crocodile Snake Eel (4 videos) | Brachysomophis crocodilinus | Not Available |
Cusk Eel ( videos) | Beaglichthys larsonae | Not Available |
Dark-shouldered Snake Eel (6 videos) | Ophichthus cephalozona | Not Available |
Dusky Garden Eel (6 videos) | Heteroconger enigmaticus | Not Available |
Dwarf Moray Eel (2 videos) | Gymnothorax melatremus | Not Available |
Electric Eel (1 videos) | Electrophorus electricus | Least concern |
Enigmatic Moray Eel (2 videos) | Gymnothorax enigmaticus | Not Available |
European Conger Eel (68 videos) | Conger conger | Not Available |
European Eel (12 videos) | Anguilla anguilla | Critically endangered |
Fangtooth Moray Eel (1 videos) | Enchelycore anatina | Not Available |
Fimbriated Moray Eel (26 videos) | Gymnothorax fimbriatus | Not Available |
Finned Snake Eel (18 videos) | Echelus uropterus | Not Available |
Garden Eel (89 videos) | Heteroconger longissimus | Not Available |
Geometric Moray Eel (17 videos) | Gymnothorax griseus | Not Available |
Giant Moray Eel (335 videos) | Gymnothorax javanicus | Not Available |
Goldentail Moray Eel (4 videos) | Gymnothorax miliaris | Not Available |
Green Moray Eel (153 videos) | Gymnothorax funebris | Not Available |
Grey Moray Eel (10 videos) | Gymnothorax nubilus | Not Available |
Greyface Moray Eel (2 videos) | Gymnothorax thyrsoideus | Not Available |
Harlequin Snake Eel (17 videos) | Myrichthys colubrinus | Not Available |
Hawaiian Garden Eel (9 videos) | Gorgasia hawaiiensis | Not Available |
Highfin Snake Eel (13 videos) | Ophichthus altipennis | Not Available |
Honeycomb Moray (39 videos) | Muraena melanotis | Not Available |
Jewel Moray Eel (9 videos) | Muraena lentiginosa | Not Available |
Laced Moray Eel (56 videos) | Gymnothorax favagineus | Not Available |
Leopard Moray Eel (4 videos) | Enchelycore pardalis | Not Available |
Longfin African Conger Eel (7 videos) | Conger cinereus | Not Available |
Many-eyed Snake-eel (1 videos) | Ophichthus polyophthalmus | Not Available |
Marbled Snake Eel (11 videos) | Callechelys marmorata | Not Available |
Mediterranean Moray Eel (7 videos) | Muraena helena | Not Available |
Moray Eel (1460 videos) | Channomuraena bauchotae | Not Available |
Mottled Moray Eel (2 videos) | Echidna delicatula | Not Available |
Napoleon Snake Eel (0 videos) | Ophichthus bonaparti | Not Available |
New Zealand Longfin Eel (2 videos) | Anguilla dieffenbachii | Endangered |
Pale Green Eel (3 videos) | Heteroconger digueti | Not Available |
Panamic Green Moray Eel (0 videos) | Gymnothorax castaneus | Not Available |
Panamic Moray Eel (30 videos) | Gymnothorax panamensis | Not Available |
Peppered Moray (22 videos) | Uropterygius polystictus | Not Available |
Peppered Moray Eel (13 videos) | Gymnothorax pictus | Not Available |
Pygmy Moray Eel (1 videos) | Anarchias similis | Not Available |
Reptilian Snake Eel (8 videos) | Brachysomophis henshawi | Not Available |
Ribbon Moray Eel (113 videos) | Rhinomuraena quaesita | Not Available |
Ruppell's Moray (3 videos) | Gymnothorax rueppellii | Not Available |
Saddled Snake Eel (4 videos) | Leiuranus semicinctus | Not Available |
Sand Eel (12 videos) | Ammodytes marinus | Not Available |
Sea Conger Eel (6 videos) | Ariosoma anagoides | Not Available |
Sharptail Eel (13 videos) | Myrichthys breviceps | Not Available |
Shrimp Eel (8 videos) | Ophichthus gomesii | Not Available |
Snake Eel (170 videos) | Myrichthys xysturus | Not Available |
Snowflake Moray (0 videos) | Echidna nebulosa | Not Available |
Speckled Moray Eel (0 videos) | Gymnothorax dovii | Not Available |
Splendid Garden Eel (5 videos) | Gorgasia preclara | Not Available |
Spotted Garden-eel (20 videos) | Heteroconger hassi | Not Available |
Spotted Moray (81 videos) | Gymnothorax isingteena | Not Available |
Spotted Moray Eel (36 videos) | Gymnothorax moringa | Not Available |
Spotted Snake Eel (54 videos) | Ophichthus ophis | Not Available |
Spotted Snake-eel (12 videos) | Myrichthys tigrinus | Not Available |
Stargazer Snake Eel (7 videos) | Brachysomophis cirrocheilos | Not Available |
Stout Moray Eel (1 videos) | Muraena robusta | Not Available |
Tiger Reef-eel (4 videos) | Scuticaria tigrina | Not Available |
Tiger Snake Eel (16 videos) | Myrichthys maculosus | Not Available |
Undulated Moray Eel (37 videos) | Gymnothorax undulatus | Not Available |
Viper Moray Eel (3 videos) | Enchelynassa canina | Not Available |
Whip Eel (2 videos) | Bascanichthys scuticaris | Not Available |
White Ribbon Eel (3 videos) | Pseudechidna brummeri | Not Available |
White-mouth Moray Eel (77 videos) | Gymnothorax meleagris | Not Available |
Whitemargin Moray Eel (4 videos) | Gymnothorax albimarginatus | Not Available |
Whitespotted Garden Eel (6 videos) | Gorgasia maculata | Not Available |
Yellow Moray (17 videos) | Gymnothorax prasinus | Not Available |
Yellow-edged Moray Eel (72 videos) | Gymnothorax flavimarginatus | Not Available |
Yellow-spotted Snake Eel (2 videos) | Callechelys lutea | Not Available |
Zebra Garden Eel (5 videos) | Heteroconger polyzona | Not Available |
Zebra Moray Eel (17 videos) | Gymnomuraena zebra | Not Available |