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Giant Moray

Gymnothorax javanicus

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Field Notes

Description:

Large eel reaching upto 3m long

Habitat:

Lagoons and Sea weed reefs

Reference Links:

The Giant Moray - Identify tropical fish - Whats That Fish!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Hans.New
eels are narrower, but the head looks like a moray eel. But I cant say the ID - there are nearly 200 Species of them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_eel
annmarie.salem
Thanks. I had always thought of eels being much narrower
Hans.New
Should be kind of moray eel (Muraenidae)
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2012

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