---
title: "Mediterranean Moray"
description: "Muraena helena — Peixes. The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) is a species of fish in the Muraenidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mediterranean-moray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mediterranean Moray

> Muraena helena — Peixes. The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) is a species of fish in the Muraenidae family.

- Scientific name: *Muraena helena*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4612
- Wikidata: [Q13222818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13222818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118590](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118590)

## Names

- en: Mediterranean Moray
- de: Mittelmeer-Muräne
- es: Morena pintada
- fr: Murène commune
- nl: Moeraal
- pl: Murena śródziemnomorska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1396), FR (1277), IT (618), GR (444), PT (147), HR (100), TR (65), MT (61), ME (29), CY (26), MA (23), AL (19)

## Summary

The Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) is a species of fish in the Muraenidae family. It has a long eel-like body and is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Its bite can be dangerous to humans.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_moray

## Photo

![Mediterranean Moray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mediterranean-moray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nart Barileva · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74175856

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mediterranean-moray?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).