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Say, AHHHH Fimbriated Moray Eel, very common among moray eels, they opens their mouth most of the time, I think to 'breath' Anilao,Batangas,Eel,Fall,Fimbriated moray,Geotagged,Gymnothorax fimbriatus,Moray,Moray Eel,Philippines

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Fimbriated Moray Eel, very common among moray eels, they opens their mouth most of the time, I think to 'breath'

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Ferdy Christant

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Quite intimidating! Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Can be, but once you are used to seeing Moray Eels, its nothing scary :D Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Barry
    
    Lion
    
    True - I have hand fed them off the coast of Hawaii. Sounds terrifying and dangerous, but they were more like aquatic dogs than sea monsters. Posted 8 years ago
  2. 1. Albert Kang
      
      Lion
      
      Yep, there are videos posted at You Tube of divers hand feeding them, most of the time without any problem.
      
      However, there was one incident of a Caucasian Diver feeding a Giant Moray Eel sausages which he brought in a plastic bag. He was taking his time to pace the feeding, and the Moray Eel was checking out what's in the plastic and eventually bitten off his thumb! Yes, he lost his thumb. He eventually transplanted his second toe to replace his lost thumb! Posted 8 years ago

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The Fimbriated moray

The fimbriated moray, also known as darkspotted moray or spot-face moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae.

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Similar species: Eels

Species identified by Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 11, 2017. Captured Nov 1, 2013 15:49 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.

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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.