Let us go see a moray.
It is long like a snake.
It lives on rocks.
Its mouth opens and shuts.
Water goes past its gills.
It can hide in a crack.
Can you see it?
Words to know
- moray: a reef eel
- crack: a thin gap
Facts
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Sources
- https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal/green-moray-eel/
- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gymnothorax_mordax/
- https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/family/44
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