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Morena pinta (Muraena lentiginosa), La Paz, Baja California, México, 2024-12-20, DD 85
2024-12-20
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- CC BY-SA 4.0, as the museum states it.
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About this work
Jewel moray (Muraena lentiginosa), La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. This moray eel lives in the Eastern Pacific. In average it's 35 centimetres (1.15 ft) long, but it can grow to a size of 61 centimetres (2.00 ft) in length. It remains under cover in rocky crevices during the day. Muraena lentiginosa feeds mainly at night on crustaceans and fishes.