Spotted Moray Eel, South Water Caye, Belize - by Tony Rath

Spotted Moray Eel, South Water Caye, Belize Spotted moray eels love the nooks and crannies of the coral reef, South Water Caye, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize Belize,South Water Caye,coral reef,moral eel — Spotted Moray Eel, South Water Caye, Belize

Spotted moray eels love the nooks and crannies of the coral reef, South Water Caye, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

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fchristant Posted 7 months ago

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So cool of you to join, Tony! Awesome pic, a specie introduction for JungleDragon, and well described. As a warm welcome, your photo is promoted to the homepage. Please keep sharing :)

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◄ The Spotted moray

Similar species: Eels

The spotted moray, ''Gymnothorax moringa'', is a medium to large moray eel. It has a long snake-like body, white or pale yellow in color with small overlapping dark-brown spots. Typical length is around 60 centimeters, but recent specimens suggest to maximum size of this moray is almost 7 feet, or two meters .

The spotted moray is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. It is also found around Mid-.. more

Specie identified by DragonC

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Uploaded on October 6, 2011. captured on October 6, 2011 .

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ▶
f/9
1/125s
ISO200
35mm