First record of the moray eel Enchelycore anatina (Muraenidae, Anguilliformes) from the Messinian coast (Peloponnese, Greece)

Abstract

The presence of the moray eel Enchelycore anatina is reported for the first time in the shallow coastal waters south of Koroni (south-western Greece). The occurrence of the moray bridges the gap in the findings of morays from Elafonisos Island to the east and the Apulian coast to the north-west. The eastward expansion in the range of this Atlantic species is discussed in relation to Mediterranean current patterns.