Moray

Moray is not very attractive. Since it does not want to communicate, even without knowing about its dangers. Their skin is naked, without scales. Head with small eyes and huge mouth, no pectoral and pelvic fins - all of this only reinforces the similarity of these fish to snakes.
 Moray eels are elongated and very sharp teeth. It used to be that they are poisonous, like the teeth of snakes, but now it is proved that it is not. A thick layer of mucus protects the skin from damage, microbes and parasites. Some morays toxic slime from her contact with a person can remain on the skin burns.
 Color masking them, to match their environment. Moreover, even the inside of the mouth they have painted as well. Indeed, almost all the time keeping his mouth open moray eels.
 This fish is quite large, up to 2.4 meters and weighs 45 kg. There are also quite babies who do not grow more than 10 cm Although they are equipped with sharp teeth.
 There are about 100 species of moray eels. Most of them inhabit the tropical and subtropical seas. Sometimes found in European waters. In the Red Sea eels represented by the genera Echidna and Gimnotoraks. By the Echidna are snezhinkovaya moray moray eel, and a zebra, and Gimnotoraksy - a geometric moray eel, starry, belopyatnistaya and elegant. The largest of them - the starry moray eel, its average length is 180 cm
 In the Mediterranean, Mediterranean moray eel lives of up to five feet. That she was the heroine of the terrible legends of antiquity.
 Moray eels - a nocturnal animal. During the day sitting in the crevices of rocks and corals, and at night hunt begins. The victims of moray eels are more small fish, crabs, squid malyuski, and octopuses. There are species that specialize in sea urchins - they can see the shape of the teeth, adapted for cracking shells. Type of moray eels, grasping prey, rather unpleasant. She breaks his victim long teeth on the small side. For a few seconds from a poor fish, moray eel which was caught, nothing remains. Hunting for octopus, moray eel, first driving him into the first crevice. Next morays need only push a crevice in the head. Enough for the octopus tentacles and tears it. And so, while the octopus will not be eaten without a trace.
 The victim feels the moray eel at a distance by smell. Seeing them is almost not developed as yet moray - a nocturnal animal.
 Dangerous to humans if moray eel? Of course! But only when it provokes the man himself. A person who is victim of attack moray eels are often to blame for this - thrust an arm or leg in a crevice, where it hides moray eel, and pursues her.
 In 1948 J. Brock, who later became director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, SCUBA diving near Johnston Island in the Pacific Ocean, the depth in this area is about 6 meters. Before diving into the water doctor threw a grenade - it was part of a research program that Brock did. Seeing in the water a large moray and thinking that she is killed with a grenade, Dr. Brock teased her spear. However, the moray eel, whose length was 2.4 meters, was not dead: she rushed straight to the doctor and grabbed his elbow. It has been said about what the teeth of moray eels. She is attacking the man, causing a wound that looks like a barracuda bite. But unlike the barracuda, moray eel is not slipping away at once, and hangs on his victim like a bulldog. The doctor managed to rise to the surface and get to the boats waiting nearby. However, surgeons have long to bother with this wound, as it was very difficult. Brock almost lost the entire arm.
 In addition, it was found that moray eels can be specifically taught to attack humans. In history there have been cases where these fish are prepared for the months of uncharacteristic role of man-eaters - were kept half-starved, taunted and specially accustomed to the smell of blood. And, indeed, moray eels began to hunt for humans. However, cases with trained morays have not happened.
 Seeing the common moray, do not disturb this humble fish closer to her home, much less thrust his hands into the hole. Lovers of sea hunting with harpoon gun, too, do not shoot the holes and crevices only out of fear that there may be a moray eel. If they still will moray eel, in which case you need it attacks. Finally, remember untamed moray only in exceptional cases, attacks on the enemy, surpassing its size. Therefore, if it does not provoke, it does not touch you and otplyvet itself.