Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Jewel Moray

Muraena lentiginosa

Spanish: morena pinta

Jewel Moray (Muraena lentiginosa)
Photographed by jose_francisco89161 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Muraena lentiginosa is a moray eel from the Eastern Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 61 cm in length. The minimum tank size for jeweled moray eels is 50 US gallons (190 L). Two should not be kept in the same tank unless the tank is over 120 US gallons (450 L). Both eels must be introduced to the tank at the same time.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
Local records22 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records937 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Jewel Moray (Muraena lentiginosa) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/muraena-lentiginosa/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.