Spotted Moray Eel

Creator

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Photo Credit

Meredith C. Swartwout, Ph.D. Candidate, Biological Sciences

Object Date

Mount prepared in 1970s

Object Type

Dried Mount Oceanic Specimen

Date

Spring 2021

Description

The Spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax moringa) is a relatively large eel species that can reach 6 ft long (though this specimen was only a little over 1 ft in length). Eels are a type of snake-like fish and moray eels tend to live solitary lifestyles hiding in crevices and caves in reefs.

Object Dimensions

Approximately 1 foot in length

Object Housed

University of Arkansas Museum

Object Accession Number

76-56-1