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Giant moray Abu Galawa Soraya, Hamata (2009).<br /> The pic was made from far so it was mostly blueish. I have changed it to B&amp;W for better contrast.<br /> This is one of the biggest moray eels, reaching up to 3 m in length. Its body has a brownish background color. While juveniles are tan in color with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head and a black area surrounding the gill opening. It is widespread in many tropical seas, including the Red Sea. Egypt,Fall,Geotagged,Giant moray,Gymnothorax javanicus Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Giant moray

Abu Galawa Soraya, Hamata (2009).
The pic was made from far so it was mostly blueish. I have changed it to B&W for better contrast.
This is one of the biggest moray eels, reaching up to 3 m in length. Its body has a brownish background color. While juveniles are tan in color with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head and a black area surrounding the gill opening. It is widespread in many tropical seas, including the Red Sea.

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The Giant moray

The giant moray is a species of moray eel and a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. In terms of body mass, it is the largest moray eel.

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Uploaded Aug 7, 2016. Captured Nov 8, 2009 13:31 in Halayeb We Shalateen Rd, Qesm Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt.
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  • SP550UZ
  • f/4.0
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO50
  • 4.68mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.