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Whitemouth Moray Eel/ Puhi ‘ōni‘o

Gymnothorax meleagris

Photo by jackie.hawaii
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown body with white spots of varying size per individual. I originally thought this was a different species from the first one I spotted (Pic 4) since the spots were so different.

Habitat:

Coral reefs in Hawai‘i, the Indo-Pacific, and Tropical Eastern Pacific.

Reference Links:

Whitemouth Moray, Gymnothorax meleagris

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Spotted for Missions

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Mission
Underwater Hawai'i
Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
Photographed
PublishedMay 27, 2014

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