Mediterranean Moray Eel

Photo: Falk Viczian Solarboot-Projekte gGmbH · CC BY-NC

Mediterranean moray eels are exceptionally abundant around Meganisi's cave systems, where the rocky topography provides ideal den sites at every depth. As ambush predators, they control populations of small fish and crustaceans within the caves and on adjacent reef sections. Their presence in high density is characteristic of rocky Ionian habitats with limited fishing pressure.