Green Moray Eels By: Aria Zak

Animal Facts Description The color of the Green Moray Eel is blueish gray. I know it says it is green but it’s blueish gray. The Green Moray Eel can grow up to 5 to 6 feet long. It can weigh up to 65 scale y Eels have a yellow mucus less body. It’s pounds. It has a body is smooth like a snake. Green Moray coating makes them green. A pic showing your animal. Movement Green Moray Eels slither in water. They can slither like a snake. Diet Green Moray Eels are carnivores. They eat octopi and lots of different kinds fish.

Habitat Green Moray Eels migrate to Bermuda in the spring to spawn. Green Moray Eels are found on coral reefs, rocky shorelines and mangroves in water less than 100 feet deep. It has adapted by camouflaging and hiding. Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat.

Life Cycle Green Moray Eels are born by eggs. 10,000 babies are born at a time. Nobody takes care of babies. Because adults die after babies are born. When babies are born they are transparent. Babies are called larva. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal. Adults are slender and have a large long fin. Adults live up to 10 to 30 years. Adults live alone.

Animal Interactions Green Moray Eels protect itself by biting and hissing. Green Moray Eel hissing. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself It’s predators are sharks and barracudas. Barracuda holding a fish. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc.

Interesting Facts Fact #1 Great percent of Green Moray Eels in larva phase end up in stomach of predators A pic to accompany fact #1 Fact #3 Adults rap their tails for hours to spawn Fact #2 Green Moray Eels have a second pair of teeth in their throat A pic to accompany fact #2 A pic to accompany fact #3