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Spotted moray
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Spotted moray

Gymnothorax moringa

Also called Morena manchada

Grows to
2 m (6.6 ft)
Group
Fish
Family
Muraenidae

Safety

Can biteGive it space. It can bite.

Where to see it

Known from Bay Islands, Belize, Bonaire, Curaçao, Mexican Caribbean and Pacific Costa Rica.

Source: GBIF.

Often confused with

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