Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett 1832), the Fimbriated Moray. Gymnothorax afer Bloch 1795, the Dark Moray. Indo-Pacific East Africa to the Tuamotus. Brackish to marine.Įchidna leucotaenia Schultz 1943, the White Faced Moray Eel.
Indo-Pacific East Africa to Easter Island. Other Morays that venture from Marine into Brackish to and Maybe into Fresh For A While (Temporarily): Rare in ornamental aquatics.Īnarchias seychellensis Smith 1962, the Seychelles Moray Eel. Easily fed on all fresh or live meaty foods. Aquarium image of a Philippine specimen (Fiji, New Guinea ones black and white mottled). this is a freshwater to brackish to marine/estuarine species. Indo-Pacific Sri Lanka to Fiji, down to Australia. Gymnothorax polyuranodon (Bleeker 1853), a "Freshwater Moray". Generally only accepts live shrimp, small fishes as foods. this is principally a marine species, consider it temporarily brackish. Indo-west Pacific Indonesia and Philippines. Most notably more Freshwater to Brackish:Įchidna rhodochilus Bleeker 1863, "Freshwater White-Cheeked Moray". Other literature-noted marine, venturing into brackish, possibly freshwater Morays are listed, and a smattering of non-moray anquilliforms (true eels), as is a mention of a few of the many groups of fishes called "eels" that are not true eels. Though you may see them presented in "all freshwater settings" for sale, they are best kept in partially saltwater as long term possibilities.
but better considered brackish water organisms (spg 1.005-1.010). The purpose of this article is to inform the public and industry that these two species are really not so much "permanent" freshwater residents. Of these, two are of principal use to aquarists, being available in good numbers in areas where regular collection of ornamentals is an industry. Of the fifteen genera and more than two-hundred species of muraenids there are a couple of handfuls that are known to occasionally enter freshwater in tropical and temperate areas. The "Freshwater" (Brackish to Marine) Moray Eels, Family Muraenidae You can also find additional info on this site using the search function.
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If it's any type of FW moray eel, it is actually a brackish eel as a juvie and requires increasing salt levels until hitting near or at full marine as adults.
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