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Fimbriated Moray Eel

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Photo by Eric Noora
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Field Notes

Description:

Pale green-yellow in color with black spots on its face and can reach a maximum length of 80 cm. It feeds mainly on small fish. Morays breathe by constantly opening and closing their mouths to move water through their gills.

Habitat:

Found singly on protected inshore reefs, harbours and small caves hiding among dead corals.

Notes:

Spotted at a depth of about 6 m. Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines

Reference Links:

Fimbriated moray, http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/fimbriated-moray/110

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Comments (4)
Eric Noora
Thanks Jolly. Yup sure does look nasty :-)
Eric Noora
Guess it was just breathing hard or just showing it's teeth hehe. Didn't see any cleaner shrimps around :-)
ScottHarte
wow, was it getting cleaned or just breathing hard?

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Philippines NOEL (National Organization of Environment Lovers)

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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013

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