Talk:Mediterranean moray
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Which crustacean?
[edit]You have identified the trematode and the flatworm. What species is this parasitic crustacean? 70.161.208.216 (talk) 20:11, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
- The given source does not identify the species of crustacean. The source article is concerned with counting how many species of parasite a given host species has (not what species those parasites are), and determining the reasons for why some host species have more kinds of parasites than other host species do. Muraena helena is mentioned only once in that source article, in a chart showing types of parasites (monogeneans, crustaceans, digeneans, and nematodes), showing that one type of crustacean has been found parasitizing Mediterranean morays. But without identifying what species that crustacean is. And with no specific citation for that specific number that would allow researchers to track down which of the source article's many citations would have that information. Carney333 (talk) 19:27, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
A long, eel-like body.
[edit]This description is sort of redundant. Of course an eel has an eel-like body.
A better description would be something similar to snake-like. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.111.151.194 (talk) 06:36, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
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The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena), also known as the Roman eel, is a species of fish in the family Muraenidae, the moray eels. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The species prefers rocky bottoms and lives at depths between 1 and 800 metres (3 and 2,620 ft), with the 100–300-metre (330–980 ft) range being the most common habitat. It is a territorial species and is more active at night, spending most of the day in cavities and clefts between rocks. It hunts fish, crabs and cephalopods, and its bite can be dangerous to humans. This Mediterranean moray was photographed off the coast of the Maltese island of Gozo. Photograph credit: Diego Delso
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