Common name: Ribbon Moray Eel
Scientific name: Rinomuraena quaesita
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Rinomuraena
Species: R. quesita
The Ribbon Moray eel is 100cm long. That's only when its an adult. Its yellow, blue, white, & blue at one stage in its life. It lives 150m in depth in the ocean. Its an elegant creature with a thin body & dorsal fins. The eel lives under rocks or in reefs. They live there so they can hunt small fish but still be safe from predators. People think they're mean because there mouth is always open, but they are really just breathing. They will attack if there provoked.
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Published: 04/2009
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_eel Photo Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinomuraena_quaesita_closeup.jpg