Marine Creature of the Month Nov'19
Marine Creature of the Month Famous Fish Picture from Kingdom Hearts Wiki Flotsam & Jetsam AKA Moray Eels I thought it would be prudent to do my next famous fish in keeping with my Hallowe'en costume. I can get away with this a week into November, right? Christmas starts on the 25th of this month, at the earliest. Kingdom: Animalia Class: Actinopterygii Conservation Status: Least Concern (LC) WHAT IS IT? A moray eel is a very long eel, found in warm and temperate waters across the world. They range in size from 11cm to 4m (4" to 13ft). That is well over twice the length (height) of the average human. Moray eels are fish, despite their somewhat reptilian look, and there are roughly two hundred species - hence the vast difference in size. The come in a variety of colours as well as sizes, but all share a distinctive shape. They all have an elongated body with a flattened tail, as well as their lamp-like eyes and a mouth full of teeth. (At le...