Color: They are colored light to dark brown and green.
Unique features: Moray eels are the only eels without a pectoral fin.
Where They Live:
Habitat: Saltwater
How They Act:
Protective over their homes.
Diet: fish, crustaceans, octopus, shrimp, crab, and eat whole shellfish.
Reproduction: Females lay eggs in the spring. It is most likely that the Morays off southern California may not reproduce, probably because the water is to cold. They hatch off Baja California and drift north as larvae.
Fun Facts:
They live up to 30 years. They can live as deep as 130 ft. There are about 600 kinds of eels. Most live in saltwater. Eels are most active at night. They breathe through their skin. Some can't live under the tempurature of 60 F. or 16C.
