Mediterranean moray

Mediterranean moray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species:
M. helena
Binomial name
Muraena helena
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Muraena helaena Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  • Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Muraena romana Shaw, 1803
  • Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810
  • Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810
  • Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810
  • Muraena guttata Risso, 1827
  • Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827)
  • Muraena helena australiae Richardson, 1848
  • Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848
  • Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862
  • Muraena vorax Ogilby, 1907
  • Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911
  • Muraenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911)
  • Murenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911)

The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena), also known as Roman eel, is a species of fish in the moray eel family. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Its bite can be dangerous to humans.

  1. ^ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Muraena helena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194974A2370347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194974A2370347.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Muraena helena at www.fishbase.org.