Some even have an extra row of teeth on the roof of their mouth to restrain prey. Morays do not chew their food, so it has to be swallowed whole. To assist in this process, morays have a second unique set of teeth located in the back of their throat called the pharyngeal jaw. Some...
Any of numerous often brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, having a large mouth with sharp teeth. Also calledmoray eel. [Portuguesemoréia, from Latinmūrēna, from Greekmūraina, frommūros,a kind of eel.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition...
The open mouth is not a sign that the fish is getting ready to attack. The moray eel has two sets of jaws. The first is in its mouth, but the second is in its throat. Classification and Scientific Name There are over 200 species of moray eels. ©Didier Barriere Doleac/Shutterstock....
Description: Spotted moray eels are a pale yellow in color with brownish-purple mottled spots scattered over the entire body. The spotted pattern continues into the mouth of the eel. Size: Spotted moray eels can reach a length of about six feet (0.3 m) and weigh a maximum of 5.5 pounds ...
the moray eel will launch these jaws into its mouth where the teeth will grasp the struggling prey that is being held by the outer jaws. The pharyngeal jaws will transport the flesh down the throat and into the belly. The moray eel is actually the only known animal that uses its pharyngea...
The pharyngeal jaws then shoot forward out of the eel’s throat, into the mouth, and snap down on the prey.The eel can then open its front jaws, releasing the prey, while the pharyngeal jaws move back down into the throat, dragging the food with them....
Field observation of predation on an adult Caribbean purplemouth moray eel by a nurse sharkCoral ReefPredation EventNatural PredationReef HabitatVirgin IslandNo Abstract available for this article.doi:10.1007/s00338-016-1445-9Sears, Whitney T.
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