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Whitemouth Moray Eel/ Puhi ‘ōni‘o

Gymnothorax meleagris

Photo by jackie.hawaii
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Field Notes

Notes:

Was taking a picture of a cleaner wrasse and this rather large eel suddenly stuck his head about a foot away from my face! He stayed out for about two minutes, giving my adrenaline time to die down enough for me to take a few pictures.

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Whitemouth Moray, Gymnothorax meleagris

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Underwater Hawai'i
Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
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PublishedMay 23, 2014

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