Jewel moray
Muraena lentiginosa
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Muraena
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 5 countries and 3 regions.
- Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica - 8 records
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 5 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 26 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 25 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 61 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 10 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 194 records
- Lima & Palomino Islands, Peru - 1 records