Morays have an unhinge able jaw.
Moray eel
Muraenidae
Visual Appearance
A long green, red or black eel
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Family: Muraenidae
Size
Length: 3 meters
Weight: 14.5lbs
Environment
Where Found: Coral reefs
Habitat: ocean waters that are tropical or temperate
Diet: Fish, crabs, and octopuses
Factoids
- Moray eels, particularly the giant moray and yellow-edged moray are known to accumulate high levels of ciguatoxins.
- Several moray species are popular among aquarium hobbyists for their hardiness, flexible diets, and disease resistance.
- Reef-associated roving coral groupers have been observed recruiting giant morays to help them hunt.