Virtual Travel-Meet a Green Moray
The green moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic from New Jersey, Bermuda, and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, at depths down to 40 m. Its length is up to 2.5 m. Green moray eels are members of the moray eel family, which includes about 160 other eel species. Green moray eels are actually some of the largest types of moray. The largest green moray eel ever measured was over eight feet long and weighed 65 pounds. If that eel could stand on his tail, he would be taller than the tallest American basketball player! Color Green moray eels do look bright green, but they do not actually have bright green skin. Their skin is actually a dark and drab brown color. These eels appear green because their skin releases a layer of yellow mucus. Mucus is a slimy substance that protects skin. You have mucus inside your mouth. Touching the mucus inside your cheek might help you imagine what a green moray eel feels like...