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Stout Moray Eel

Gymnothorax eurostus

Photo by Allen Hoof
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Close-up views of the head of a relatively small (~ 0.5 m long) brown and white mottled moray eel, extending from the reef crevice in which it was harboring.

Habitat:

Near shore tropical waters; coral reef ecosystem.

Notes:

Spotted offshore of Leeward Oahu; location notional but accurate to within a couple of miles. Date not certain but probable. Original media photoprints, taken with Nikonos III using flash and close-up kit; prints subsequently scanned and images saved as digital file.

Reference Links:

Abbott's moray eel, Stout Moray Eel - Gymnothorax eurostus - Moray Eels - Abbott's moray eel, Salt …

Species ID Suggestions

Stout Moray Eel

Gymnothorax eurostus

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Comments (3)
Allen Hoof
Gerardo Thanks for the ID. I agree and have edited the spotting.
Gerardo Aizpuru
Nice spot this moray eel species tend to be more yellow than white color as adult so this most still a juvenile :)

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Underwater Hawai'i
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PublishedMay 17, 2013

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