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Barredfin moray

Gymnothorax zonipectis

Photo by Eric Noora
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

"Color brown with about 4 longitudinal rows of dendritic black blotches; very fine white scribbling anteriorly on body and fins; behind eye an irregular black spot bordered above and below by white; pores on side of jaws in large white spots. Juveniles distinctly marked on the head and adults plain brown, but showing black barring posteriorly on the dorsal and anal fins on the tail"

Source: http://eol.org/pages/211900/details

Habitat:

Lagoons, external reef slopes

Notes:

NIght dive at a depth of about 7 m. Halo Anilao dive resort house reef, Batangas, Philippines

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Comments (4)

Thanks drP. Love the sense of humor :-)
Excellent! Or maybe ex-eel-ent!

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