Muraena augusti is a species of moray eel found in waters surrounding Macaronesia, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. This moray eel occurs at a depth range of 0–250 m (0–820 ft), and is most often found between 0–50 m (0–164 ft).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black 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.
Easily confused with
- Gymnothorax unicolor
- Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
- Gymnothorax vicinus
- Muraena helena
- Gymnothorax breedeni
- Gymnothorax mordax
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Muraena
- Species
- Muraena augusti
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