Müren balığı

Muraena helena
#nm_0480📍 Turkish Aegean
Language
Turkish
Transliteration
Muren baligi
IPA
/myˈɾen bɑˈɫɯ.ɰɯ/

From Latin mūraena (moray eel) ↳ From Ancient Greek μύραινα mýraina (the slimy one, a type of eel) ↳ Related to μύρον mýron (unguent, oil), referring to the eel's mucus-coated skin

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

Borrowed from: μύραινα

Same species, different names