Moray eel

About Moray eel:

• Moray eels or Muraenidae are a family of eels found worldwide
• They have small eyes and rely primarily on their highly developed sense of smell to ambush prey. Their body is mostly patterned.
• Moray eels live in shallow water among reefs and rocks in all tropical and subtropical seas.
• Moray eels can be found in both freshwater and saltwater environments.
• They are distinguished by two types of jaws: regular (oral) jaws with large teeth and the pharyngeal jaw (which drags prey inside the eel's stomach).
• The newly discovered species has been named after Tamil Nadu as Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis with common name as Tamil Nadu brown moray.