Moreia
Channomuraena Circumhellae Echidna Enchelycore Enchelynassa Gymnothorax Gymnomuraena Monopenchelys Muraena Pseudechidna Rhinomuraena Strophidon Scuticaria Uropterygius The moray eels are anguilliform bone fish of the Murenidae family, having as one of their main characteristics the long and cylindrical body. There are about 200 species distributed by 15 genera, the largest of which is 4 meters long. The morays inhabit rocky cavities and are carnivorous animals, which hunt on the basis of a keen sense of smell. They do not have scales, for protection, some species secrete from the skin a mucus that contains toxins. Most morays do not have pelvic and pelvic fins. Their skin has elaborate patterns that serve as camouflage. Map of the jaws of Moreia The morays are called the Caramuru of the Brazilian indigenous people Tupinambá and was the nickname given by this people to the Portuguese Diogo Alvares Correia, shipwreck who lived with these Indians. In Portugal, morays are fished for food.