μύραινα

Muraena helena
#nm_0388📍 Ancient Greece
Language
Ancient Greek
Transliteration
myraina
IPA
/mý.rai̯.na/

From Ancient Greek μύραινα mýraina (moray eel) ↳ Possibly pre-Greek substrate origin (Beekes)

Mediterranean moray eel. Elongated, scaleless body up to 1.5m. Found in rocky crevices throughout the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic. Bite can be dangerous.

Same species, different names