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Common moray eel

Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Common moray eel

The Common moray eel is generally dark brown in color, sometimes shaded with purple, and marbled with white and yellow. The head is short, massive, with a rounded profile. The teeth are long and pointed. It can measure up to 1.50m. The Mediterranean moray lives on overhangs, in crevices, on wrecks, and is found from the surface to a depth of 100 m. It is very territorial, hunts at night and remains hidden during the day. Its skin is covered with mucus and deprived of scale which makes it slippery and enables it to snake among rocks. It opens and closes its mouth to breathe.

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Muraena helena
Macro
Mediterranean moray, Moray eel, Muraena helena

Food

Common moray eel is an ambush hunter, which means it remains in its burrow with its head at ground level waiting for prey to come near it. It feeds on octopus, squid, cuttlefish, fish, crustaceans and sometimes carrion. It has an acute sense of smell but is almost completely blind. It catches prey using its teeth.

Breeding

Mating takes place from July to September. Common moray eel is oviparous and lays eggs of 5 mm in diameter. The larvae drift with the current for a year. They then fall to the seabed where adult life begins.


Dive centers

 

ZOEA Mallorca
Balearic Islands  - Santa Ponsa
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ZOEA Mallorca is located in the private marina Santa Ponsa, in the south of Majorca. Open from 9 am every day from April to October, ZOEA Mallorca only operates on weekends and public holidays the rest of the year. Board the boat at 9.30 am for two 45-minute dives, returning at around 1.30 pm in summer and 11.30 am in winter with a single dive. On-site, a shop, and a workshop allow the maintenance, rental, and sale of new or second-hand diving equipment. There are also two classrooms, changing rooms with hot showers, lockers for personal belongings, freshwater rinsing basins for equipment which can then be dried automatically on clothes racks. Possibility to store your personal equipment. Sixty pieces of equipment available for hire include 5 and 7-liter cylinders for children as well as 10, 12, 15, and 18-liter blocks for adults with single or double outlet valves, for DIN and International regulators. The ZOEA Mallorca training center, certified by the PADI CDC Center, offers PADI courses from the beginner level with the Scuba Diver to the instructor level. After completing the paperwork and preparing your equipment, board one of the RIB boats, Belone, Puntazzo or Conger, located right in front of the premises, specially equipped for diving with benches and bottle racks. Set up your equipment under the benches. The large rear platform is dedicated to launching, and you climb up the ladder with your equipment. The propeller is protected to avoid accidents. There is a terrace where you can meet after the dive for a beer. You can also go on snorkeling, kayaking, and stand-up paddle excursions to discover the coast from the sea. Transfers are free of charge from the hotels in Calvia. [+]

  • fast boat
  • Diving around Islands
  • Protected Marine Park
From 31,00 €

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La Sirena
Spain  - L'Estartit
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La Sirena is located in the L'Estartit Seaside Resort, on the Costa Brava Mediterranean coast, in Catalonia, Spain. Open from April to November. Diving with them, you’ll explore the sub-basins of the Medes Islands, declared Reserve and National Park since 1990. Very popular among European divers. On location, possibility of FFESSM training and snorkeling. Swimming from the boats, after the dives, during the summer months. You’ll find plenty of ingenious facilities at La Sirena which has a great and long experience in welcoming divers. Lockable equipment storage boxes provided by the Center. No more tedious rinsing with a now automated hot air dryer so that your suit is nice and ready for your next dive. Their very comfortable boats are equipped with lifts to help the divers board without breaking their backs going up a ladder. The must is the hot shower on the Sirena 2 ! In partnership with the warm, family and very welcoming Flamingo Hotel, located in the Natural Park of Montgri, 300 m from the beach. Kite surfing, climbing, golf, cycling and hiking. Also possible to rent Alga flats next to the hotel, opposite the pool. Air conditioning and heating in the dining room. Free Wifi and satellite TV. Car park available at an extra charge. [+]

  • Welcome groups
  • Between 10 and 20 dive sites
  • Near beach
From 38,00 €

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Diamond Diving
France  - Golfe Juan
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Diamond Diving is located in Golfe Juan, between Juan Les Pins and Cannes. You can get there either by the A8 freeway, or from Nice airport (30 mn drive), or from Golfe Juan/Vallauris train station (1-minute walk). This center is a PADI 5*IDC resort that is open every day of the week, from April to mid-November. During winter, trips are organized on demand especially for groups of 10 to 16 divers. During the season, count on two daily trips, in the morning at 8:45 am with a return at 11:30 am. In the afternoon, we meet at 1:45 pm and return at 5 pm. After the dive, you can take advantage of the hot showers and toilets in the port. Reserve your place on one of the two 16-person RIBs. Day trips are organized in small groups in the bay of Golfe Juan and around the Lerins Islands. [+]

  • PADI 5 star IDC Dive Resort
  • Located close to the dive sites
From 40,00 €

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Aquatic Rando
France  - Fréjus
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The diving center Aquatic Rando is located in Port Fréjus, in the Var. The boat is moored near the pedestrian bridge that spans the port with the store located 100 meters away. Here you can take advantage of the whole range of FFESSM training courses, from first dives to level 4 preparatory courses. And for those who wish to discover the sea bed by snorkeling, you can board the boat, if there is room, of course! With Aquatic Rando, you can visit diving sites from Petit Cap Roux to Mandelieu-La Napoule, including the diving sites of Sainte Maxime. The infrastructure of Aquatic Rando includes the reception of the customers, the stock of material, the inflating station, toilets, and a nice relaxation area, with a bar, in a tropical atmosphere. There is even a small corner for those who want to eat on the spot and get delicious pizzas made right next door. After the dive, the Aquatic Rando diving center organizes a solemn graduation ceremony! Alain, the boss, makes a toast for those who passed their certifications with him! Groups are advised to stay at the Hotel des Palmiers and to have 2 meals a day at the Salambo restaurant, next to Aquatic Rando. In winter, you can go to the Cap Horn restaurant for a hamburger with foie gras! [+]

  • fast boat
  • Easy to access
  • Stay without a car
From 25,00 €

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Lavandou Plongée
France  - Le Lavandou
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The diving center Lavandou Plongée is located at the Labbé quay, in the new Port of Lavandou. The sea outings take place from 8 am to 11:30 am and from 2 pm to 5:30 pm. The Lavandou Plongée diving school offers FFESSM and CMAS training courses from the first dive to Level 3. Adults and teenagers from 14 years old can take part in group or private diving lessons. Children can dive from the age of 8. They can do first dives, take advantage of a discovery pack, and benefit from Bronze Diver, Silver Diver, or Gold Diver training. You benefit from comfortable facilities with showers and toilets in the port near Lavandou Plongée. Wifi is free for divers. Divers can take advantage of a spacious classroom, the on-site air inflation station, and free parking on the club's roof! Ask for the inflation of your Nitrox block for an optimized deco in case of deep immersion or long duration. Lavandou Plongée provides you with up to 100% oxygen. Bring your rebreathers, as bails-out and lime are available on reservation. The rental equipment is changed regularly and you have 6l, 12l, 15l, 18l tanks, and 6l deco blocks. The best dives of Port-Cros and Porquerolles are accessible by half-day from Lavandou Plongée for all divers with a diving certificate, whatever the organization, in order to satisfy all levels of divers. Day trips to the Port-Cros and Porquerolles National Parks include 2 dives with a stopover in Port-Cros. The most beautiful dives in Le Lavandou are accessible to self-guided groups of at least 10 divers: the 11th diver gets free diving and accommodation! [+]

  • Showers
  • Free Parking
  • Classrooms
From 31,00 €

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Where to see, swim, and dive with Common moray eel ?

Azores - Pico IslandAzores - Santa Maria IslandAzores - Sao Miguel IslandAzores - Terceira IslandBalearic Islands - IbizaBalearic Islands - Majorca Balearic Islands - MenorcaBalearic Islands - San TelmoBalearic Islands - the Northern Marine Reserve of MenorcaCape Verde - Sal Cape Verde - Santo AntãoCape Verde - Sao VicenteFrance - Bandol, Sanary,-sur-Mer, Six-Four-les-Plages,ToulonFrance - Carry-le-RouetFrance - Cavalaire-sur-MerFrance - CorsicaFrance - Fréjus and Saint-RaphaëlFrance - Golfe-Juan, Antibes and Villeneuve-LoubetFrance - Hyères, Bormes-les-Mimosas, La Londe-les-Maures and Le LavandouFrance - La Ciotat, Saint Cyr-les-Lecques France - Menton and MonacoFrance - Saint-TropezFrance - Snorkeling at Port-CrosPortugal - Albufeira, Quarteira, Vilamoura, FaroPortugal - Lisbon, Sesimbra, Fonta da TelhaPortugal - PenichePortugal - Ponta da Piedade, Portimão, Benagil, AlbufeiraPortugal - Sagres, Lagos, Salema, BurgauSicily - Ustica IslandSpain - Cadaques, Costa BravaSpain - Cala Joncols, Costa BravaSpain - Cala Montjoi, Costa BravaSpain - Costa BravaSpain - L’Escala, Costa BravaSpain - L'Estartit, Costa BravaSpain - Palamos, Costa Brava

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Azores - Ile Pico
Azores - Ile Santa Maria
Azores - Ile Sao Miguel
Azores - Ile Terceira
Balearic Islands - Ibiza
Balearic Islands - Majorque
Balearic Islands - Minorque
Cape Verde - Ile Sal
Cape Verde - Ile Santo Antão
Cape Verde - Ile Sao Vicente
France - Var
France - Bouches du Rhone
France - Corse
France - Alpes Maritimes
Portugal - Albufeira
Portugal - Lisbonne
Portugal - Peniche
Portugal - Portimão
Portugal - Sagres
Sicily - Ustica
Spain - Cadaqués
Spain - Cala Joncols
Spain - Cala Monjoi
Spain - Roses
Spain - El Puerto de la Selva
Spain - L’Escala
Spain - L'Estartit
Spain - Palamos
Spain - Tarragone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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