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White-eyed moray eel

Siderea thyrsoidea

Photo by AdamBT
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Field Notes

Description:

Small moray eel

Habitat:

Living in the upper part of a former military ship, which was recently sunk to form an artificial reef (Sutthakat wreck, Koh Tao, Thailand).

Reference Links:

White-eyed Moray Eel (Siderea thyrsoidea)

Species ID Suggestions

White-eyed Moray Eel

Siderea thyrsoidea

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Eric Noora
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Giant moray

Gymnothorax javanicus

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Ali Hemati Pour
1

Comments (3)
AdamBT
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I was leaning towards Siderea thyrsoidea, so I'll go with that.

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Biodiversity of Thailand
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedApril 17, 2013

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