Muraena lentiginosa

Muraena lentiginosa is a moray eel from the Eastern Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 61 cm in length. The minimum tank size for jeweled moray eels is 50 US gallons (190 L). Two should not be kept in the same tank unless the tank is over 120 US gallons (450 L). Both eels must be introduced to the tank at the same time.

Muraena lentiginosa
M. lentiginosa photographed in Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species:
M. lentiginosa
Binomial name
Muraena lentiginosa
Jenyns, 1842
Synonyms

Muraena insularum D. S. Jordan & B. M. Davis, 1891

References

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