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Moray Eels\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2026 are not related to snakes (reptiles), although they resemble them, but are true fish<\/p>\n
\u2026 are distant relatives of the eel<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 have weak eyesight, but their sense of smell is highly developed<\/p>\n \u2026 constantly open their mouths, which exposes their sharp teeth and can seem like a threatening behaviour, but that is in fact the way they breathe<\/p>\n \u2026 have two sets of jaws \u2014 the outer, visible jaws, and the pharyngeal jaws hidden inside their throats, which help them in grabbing and tearing their food<\/p>\n \u2026 don\u2019t have scales, but their bodies are covered in slimy coating instead, which can be poisonous in some species<\/p>\n \u2026 have bodies covered in slimy coating, which can be posionous in some species<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 are carnivores and feed on sich, crabs, cephalopods and molluscs<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 catch prey by grabbing them from ambush and then wrapping their bodies around it<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 are prey to other predators<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 can release up to 10,000 eggs<\/span><\/p>\n Conger Eels\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026 is the largest fish of the eel group, it can reach 3 metres in length and over 100 kg in weight!<\/p>\n \u2026 are a kind of fish and relatives of the eel, just like the Moray Eels<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 females are longer and heavier than the males<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 spend days on the seabed, usually in holes and crevices in the rocks, and come out to hunt during the night<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 inhabit sandy and rocky areas, during the day they are mostly hidden in holes and crevices, and come out to hunt during the night<\/p>\n \u2026 spawn at great depths, over 2000 m<\/p>\n \u2026 reach sexual maturity at 5 to 15 years and die after spawning<\/p>\n \u2026 have poisonous blood<\/p>\n