Moray eel

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Real-world info
	Name: Gymnothorax kidako; (kidako moray); Family: Muraenidae (morays)
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages ウツボ; 곰치; Murena; Muräne 裸胸鳝; Murène; Morena; Murene 裸胸鱔; Murène; Morena; Мурена

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The moray eel is a fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. It appears as a uniquely narrow shadow, shared only by the eel and ribbon eel, in the sea all day long from late summer to mid fall.

Catch details[edit]

In City Folk[edit]

#56

"I caught a moray eel! Now that's a moray!"

Description	These natural enemies of the octopus hide in the rocks in the shallow sea.
Time of year	Aug – Oct
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	About 32 in.
Selling price	2,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf[edit]

#59

"I caught a moray eel! And I was like, "No way! Deal!""

Time of year	Aug – Oct All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea Tortimer Island
Shadow size	Very large
Fish size	80 cm
Selling price	2,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons[edit]

#64

"I caught a moray eel! When you're in love, that's a moray!"

Time of year	North: Aug – Oct South: Feb – Apr
Time of day	All day
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Long
Rarity	Uncommon
Spawn requirement	Catch 20 total fish
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 2,000 Bells C.J.: 3,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, Blathers says the following dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"The moray eel has a reputation as the gangster of the deeps, eh wot? But in actuality... It's quite the scaredy-pants and rarely strays from the home it makes between large rocks. If one doesn't start any trouble, one won't find any trouble. Such is the philosophy of the moray. It's rather universal, wot? The stronger one is, the more one understands the value of avoiding trouble..."

In the museum, this fish appears in the back tank, under a rock. It occasionally pokes its head out.

In New Leaf[edit]

The information board in front of the tank that houses the moray eel says the following:

"Moray eels can often be seen sticking just their heads out from between two rocks. When unsuspecting prey approaches, they dart out to snatch it up into their sharp-toothed mouths. Once moray eels have their teeth in you, it's hard to get away, making moray-eel bites no trifling matter. Their long, finless bodies are covered in tough, snakelike skin that often gets used as leather."

In New Horizons[edit]

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"Despite its rather frightening features, the moray eel is really a very cowardly fish. It lives its life hiding in caves, and will only attack if you're looking for a fight. You've heard of a "bark that is worse than the bite"? Well, the moray eel has a face that's worse than its fight!"

The moray eel can be found in the shark tunnel exhibit in the museum.

Fishing Tourney[edit]

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a moray eel, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"With moray eel, I like to bake it with pineapple and bacon. I just LOVE bacon! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf[edit]

"Now, for your moray eels, grilling or tempura batter work well, but for a real treat, dry 'em overnight! Course, you know me! I don't have that kind of patience! YUM!"

Gallery[edit]

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Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

A real moray eel

The Animal Crossing series moray can be found in shallow Pacific waters off the coast of Japan in reality. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few, for example the freshwater moray can sometimes be found in fresh water. The body is generally patterned. In some species, the inside of the mouth is also patterned. Their jaws are wide, framing a protruding snout. Most possess large teeth used to tear flesh or grasp slippery prey items.

Names in other languages[edit]

	ウツボ utsubo	Moray eel

	곰치 Gomchi	Moray eel

	裸胸鳝 Luǒ xiōng shàn	Bare Chested Eel

	裸胸鱔 Unknown

	Мурена Murena	Moray eel

	Murene	Moray eel

	Muräne	Moray eel

	Morena	Moray eel

	Murène	Moray eel

	Murena	Moray eel