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★★★★Mediterranean Barracuda in ItalyGP020VPCompleted★★★★★★Starfish in ItalyGP020VICompleted★★★★Coral Reef in ItalyGP020VMCompleted★★★★Posidonia Meadow in ItalyGP020VOCompleted★★★★Green Wrasse in ItalyGP020VRCompleted★★★★Paramuricea Clavata in the Mediterranean SeaGP020VSCompleted★★★★★★Lobster in ItalyGP012CCCompleted★★★★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.
