Spotted moray

phylum	Chordata	The spotted moray is a medium to large moray eel. It has a long snake-like body, white or pale yellow in color with small overlapping dark-brown spots. Typical length is around 60 centimeters, but recent specimens suggest to maximum size of this moray is almost 7 feet, or two meters (200 centimeters). The spotted moray is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. It is also found around Mid and Eastern Atlantic islands as far south as St Helena. It is found from near to the surface, up to a depth of 200 meters. They are solitary animals, and are usually seen in holes, with only the head protruding. They are active during the day, feeding at the sea bottom on crustaceans and other fish. Their bite can be dangerous to humans. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Anguilliformes
class	Actinopterygii
order	Anguilliformes
family	Muraenidae
genus	Gymnothorax
species	G. moringa

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