Green Moray
Gymnothorax funebris
Sighting evidence at Salt River Canyon, US Virgin Islands
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
The largest Atlantic moray species thrives in Salt River's crevice-rich canyon walls, with individuals exceeding 2 metres regularly encountered by divers. Their uniformly olive-green colouration comes from a yellow mucus coating over dark skin rather than actual pigmentation. Green morays fill an important ecological role as nocturnal ambush predators, controlling populations of small fish and crustaceans that shelter in the same reef crevices.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Green Moray is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.