Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Moray-Eel-in-Italy-27MZIFLM0YAF.htmlConceptually similarMarine Life in ItalyGP020VKCompleted★★★★Moray Eel in the Mediterranean Sea off Siracusa, SicilyGP1SUFLACompleted★★★★Coral Reef in ItalyGP020VMCompleted★★★★Sea Life in Ventotene IslandGP0STTCUCCompleted★★★★★★Mediterranean Barracuda in ItalyGP020VPCompleted★★★★★★Moray Eel in the Mediterranean SeaGP018VNCompleted★★★★Underwater Banner at Elba IslandGP0STTJTZCompleted★★★★★★Paramuricea Clavata in the Mediterranean SeaGP020VSCompleted★★★★★★Starfish in ItalyGP020VICompleted★★★★View AllGP020VLMoray Eel in ItalyThe Mediterranean moray eel (Muraena helena) is a major predator of the Mediterranean rocky coasts.Locations:Elba Island-Europe-Italy-Liguria-TuscanyDate:1 Apr, 2001Credit:© Greenpeace / Alessandro GiannìMaximum size:3031px X 2103pxKeywords:Beauty-Close ups-Corals-Day-Eels-KWCI (GPI)-Moray Eel-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Outdoors-Underwater shotsShoot:Moray Eel in ItalyMoray eels are cosmopolitan eels of the family Muraenidae. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water and a few, for example the freshwater moray (Gymnothorax polyuranodon) can sometimes be found in freshwater.