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Photo by NickO
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Field Notes

Description:

Aprox 3ft long, found swimming from one coral to the next, waters were warm (puerto Rico)

Species ID Suggestions

Spotted Moray Eel

Gymnothorax moringa

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Rosa Maria
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Whitemouth Moray Eel

Gymnothorax meleagris

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SargonR
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Comments (2)
Rosa Maria
Hi SargonR, does the Whitemouth Moray Eel occur near Puerto Rico on http://reefguide.org/whitemouthmoray.htm... and on some others it said they range in the Indo-Pacific and near Hawaii. Maybe it is a Spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax moringa)?
SargonR
Looks like a Whitemouth Moray Eel
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PublishedMay 7, 2014

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