The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Long Island, New York, to Bermuda, to the northern Gulf of Mexico and to Brazil, at depths down to 40 m (130 ft). With a length up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft), it is the largest moray species of the tropical Atlantic and one of the largest species of moray eels known.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Green Moray being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Gymnothorax
- Species
- Gymnothorax funebris
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