Honeycomb Moray

Muraena melanotis

"Muraena melanotis" is a moray eel found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean. It is commonly known as the honeycomb moray. It grows to am maximum length of about 1 metre.
Honeycomb moray - Muraena melanotis Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Cape Verde,Fall,Geotagged,Muraena melanotis

Distribution

In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, this fish occurs along the coast of Africa from Mauritania to Namibia, including Cape Verde and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. In the western Atlantic, this fish occurs in the Caribbean.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyMuraenidae
GenusMuraena
SpeciesM. melanotis
Photographed in
Cabo Verde