Is there such a thing? I just got back from my favorite LFS and I saw one labled Snowflake Moray Eel. Now I know there are saltwater snowflakes but is there a true freshwater species? I've looked online and the only thing I can find says there are no true freshwater morays.
True Freshwater Moray Eel?
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Thanks for the link. The one I saw looked almost all brown though. (I should have snapped a pic) I'm assuming these Eels are quite aggressive. Correct?
freshwater eels, snowflake eels etc. are certainly confusing. There aren't any "true" freshwater Moray Eels. However, there are some freshwater Eels that may be misrepresented as such .. for example, the Spiny Eel, Mastocembelus armatus, which is not a true Eel at all.
all true freshwater Eels belong to the Family Anguillidae. There is only one freshwater Eel indigenous to the United States - Anguilla rostrata, or American Eel (unique name, huh?) What I've seen most often in shops are fish that are called Eels, but in reality they are not from the Eel Family at all. Among them are "Fire Eels" (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia), "Tiretrack Eels" (Mastacembelus argus), or "Peacock Eels" (Macrognathus aculeatus). None of these fish are true Eels, and they are definitely not from the saltwater Moray Eel Family."
Gymnothorax tile is a Brackish eel.
all true freshwater Eels belong to the Family Anguillidae. There is only one freshwater Eel indigenous to the United States - Anguilla rostrata, or American Eel (unique name, huh?) What I've seen most often in shops are fish that are called Eels, but in reality they are not from the Eel Family at all. Among them are "Fire Eels" (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia), "Tiretrack Eels" (Mastacembelus argus), or "Peacock Eels" (Macrognathus aculeatus). None of these fish are true Eels, and they are definitely not from the saltwater Moray Eel Family."
Gymnothorax tile is a Brackish eel.
This thing certainly "looked" like a moray. Had the same face and everything. They were in a tank fish a buch of 2 to 3 inch Oscars. So are they not freshwater then? I'm quite confused by this. This is quite a reputable fish store. I would be surprised if they had a fish in the wrong water.