Moray eel

The Moray Eel (ウツボ, Utsubo) is a rare fish in the eel family. It is yellow with a brown top and tail. It sells for as much as its freshwater counterpart, 2,000 Bells. The fish has a very large shadow when in the water (changed to thin in ). It appears in, and.

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Upon donation to the museum, Blathers says the following:

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

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

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The Moray Eel can be found in the shark tunnel exhibit in the museum.

Real-world information
The 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.