Moray Eel

by Alexa Argyrakos

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description:

-skin

-eyes

-jaw

-size

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habitat: 

Moray eels live mainly in salt water, mainly in tropical and subtropical seas.  They live in the deep water up to several hundred meters deep.  The moray eel likes to hide in small spaces.  

predator adaptations: 

- eats ? (use links!)

-hunt better with jaw?

-hide and come out suddenly?

prey adaptations: 

-eaten by? (use links!)

-camouflaged

symbiotic interactions:

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 Plectropomus pessuliferus and moray eels hunt for food together.  The fish shake their heads to give them a sign to hunt.  There are no other fish that cooperate with another species of fish to hunt.

species comparison:

Compare to Sea Snake

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