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Leopard moray eel

Enchelycore pardalis

Photo by JeremyKoh
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Field Notes

Description:

Eel

Habitat:

Sea

Species ID Suggestions

Black Spotted Moray

Gymnothorax favagineus

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Comments (3)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Nice spot but I agree whit Bo this is Gymnothorax favagineus / Black Spotted Moray not a leopard moray please change the correct info !
hg_williams3
This looks like the black spotted eel but since it is seen in the indo-pacific ocean around Maldives I think it's the leopard moray eel the other found in the Caribbean Sea. Also did you see this in the day or night?
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PublishedMay 15, 2013

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