Chain moray (Echidna catenata)

Cabo San Juan de la Guia, PNN Tayrona, Colombia. May 28, 2014.

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Ferdy Christant

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It almost seems it is not underwater, it is that clear? Beautiful species. Posted 9 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Good eye! I was indeed perfectly dry when I took this pic! For some reason this moray was just hanging out like that between rocks, and between waves, its head was indeed above water. I can't imagine a moray would get stuck between rocks, and when I came back an hour later, it was gone. A little mystery! Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Lol, I have no idea: how long can they survive above water? Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
      
      Lion
      
      Presumably not very long. It did get submerged every few seconds, but I can't imagine what it was doing. It was very weird. Posted 9 years ago

The Chain moray

''Echidna catenata'', commonly known as the chain moray, is a moray eel found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and from islands elsewhere in the Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 165 cm but a more common length is about 40 cm .

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Similar species: Eels

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Aug 14, 2016. Captured May 28, 2014 20:40 in Sendero Playa Brava - El Cabo Parque Nacional Tayrona, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia.

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