Moray eels reproduce by fertilization that is oviparous, when eggs and sperm are fertilized in the water outside the womb, also known as spawning. ... After about a year, the moray eel larvae are big enough to swim down to the ocean floor and hide in rocks and crevices. Moray eels will live on average 10-40 years.

Do moray eels have ovaries?

Scientific studies have shown hermaproditism in morays, some being sequential (born male, later become female) and others are synchronous (have both functional testes and ovaries at the same time) and can reproduce with either sex. ... These snakelike creatures are more gentle than their aggressive relatives, the morays.

Has anyone ever been killed by a moray eel?

We do not know of any fatalities to have been reported. Most injuries tend to occur when divers insert their hands into holes occupied by eels or when the eels are attracted by freshly cut fish that the divers carry into the water.