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Giant Moray Eel

Gymnothorax javanicus

Photo by Muckpuk
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Large eel that can reach 3 meters in length. Juveniles are tan in colour with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head and a black area surrounding the gill opening. They can be yellow or blueish in coloring.

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Comments (4)
dotun55
Ugly fish, sorry to say. First time I saw it was on a segment on Nat Geo Wild. Here is second. Good!

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Biodiversity of Thailand
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PublishedMay 17, 2014

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