Mediterranean moray

Mediterranean moray
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Genus:	Muraena
Species:	M. helena
Binomial name
Muraena helena Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
List Muraenophis helena (Linnaeus, 1758) Muraena helaena Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling) Gymnothorax muraena Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Muraena romana Shaw, 1803 Muraena punctata Rafinesque, 1810 Muraena variegata Rafinesque, 1810 Muraenophis fulva Risso, 1810 Muraena guttata Risso, 1827 Limamuraena guttata (Risso, 1827) Muraena helena australiae Richardson, 1848 Muraena australiae Richardson, 1848 Thyrsoidea atlantica Johnson, 1862 Muraena vorax Ogilby, 1907 Muraena bettencourti Osório, 1911 Muraenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911) Murenophis bettencourti (Osório, 1911)

The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena), also known as Roman eel, is a species of fish in the moray eel family. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Its bite can be dangerous to humans.