Moray & Grouper hunting together
Echidna nebulosa & Cephalopholis argus
-5.43333, 123.767
Field Notes
Description:
This is a spotting of two separate species - a snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa, for more pictures of this eel see my separate spotting) and a blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus). These guys hunting together is probably the most interesting thing I have seen while diving. The moray would go into crevices and the little fish that try to escape were catched by the grouper.
Habitat:
Coral reefs
Notes:
Unfortunately this is the best shot I got as the grouper fled the scene soon. Moray hung around though - for more picture see this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6166027
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 18, 2011
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