Mediterranean moray
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The Mediterranean moray is a species of fish in the Muraenidae 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
Morena del Mediterráneo, Regga, Gozo, Malta, 2021 08 23, DD 14
Muraena helena showing typical moray eel morphology: robust anguilliform shape, lack of pectoral fins and circular gill openings
A Mediterranean moray (left) sharing a hole with a conger eel (Conger conger) off the coast of Portofino
Captured morays on fish market in Madeira
Trematoda
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Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as trematodes, and commonly as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in wh
Mediterranean moray
…the wild. Mediterranean eels are no different, however, it is confirmed that eels reproduce by external fertilization. One parasitic crustacean, the trematode Folliculovarium mediterraneum and the flatworm Lecithochirium grandiporum are parasites of the Mediterranean moray. Photos of Mediterranean moray in…
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