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Giant moray

Distribution : Red Sea, Indian Ocean and tropical Pacific.

A head emerges from a reef shelter: a giant moray. This large fish can easily go unnoticed while concealed among the corals. Encountering it is an invitation to explore the reef’s shelters and the life within them. Its documented depth range is 0–50 metres.

Habitat of Giant moray Habitat
Coral reef, Rocky habitat
Depth range of Giant moray Depth
0-50 m
Biological group of Giant moray Group
Ecological role of Giant moray Role
Large predator

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

The giant moray has a long brown body covered in dark spots. Its head is robust and its mouth wide; it has no fins on the sides behind the head. It can reach about three metres, with a flexible body and a continuous fin along the back and tail.

WHERE DOES IT LIVE?

It inhabits reefs in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific. Cavities provide shelter, although the animal may also be seen moving across the reef.

WHAT DOES IT EAT?

Its diet is dominated by fish, with crustaceans also taken. As a reef predator, it can search the shelters and narrow passages occupied by its prey.

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