California moray eels, Gymnothorax mordax, are benthic predatory residents of the southern California kelp forests. For a predatory fish, morays have a relatively large repertoire of prey handling behaviors that enable them to manipulate their prey and force prey into their mouths before swallowing. Prey manipulation behaviors include shaking, spinning, knotting, and ramming prey against other objects. We varied water temperatures for captive morays to mimic the temperatures they encounter throughout their range, seasonal variation, and potential fluctuations they experience throughout the water column. We hypothesize that higher temperatures will increase the prevalence of whole body prey manipulation behaviors. Five morays were acutely exposed to four treatment temperatures and their subsequent feeding behaviors were filmed and quantified. Individuals were offered the same relative prey mass (15%) in relation to their body mass. We compared the mean time spent in each behavior and relative proportions of behaviors across the different temperatures. Our data demonstrates that absolute time spent employing all four prey manipulation behaviors varies significantly across temperature, as does the proportion of time spent utilizing different behaviors. For example, in the coolest temperature, ramming was most common, while at the warmest temperature, knotting was more frequent. Rates of behaviors varied irrespective of temperature. Shaking always occurred at a significantly higher rate while knotting occurred at a slower rate. Understanding the environmental factors that affect the feeding response of predators has major implications on predator-prey relationships in the marine community.