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hourglass moray (Muraena clepsydra)
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Ecological Illustration of hourglass moray (Muraena clepsydra)
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Muraenidae

hourglass moray

Muraena clepsydra

Ray among Coral Branches

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Muraena clepsydra, commonly known as the hourglass moray, is a moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru, and the Galapagos Islands. It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1898. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 25 metres (0 to 82 ft).

Genus
Muraena
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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