Fimbriated Moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Also known as: Dark-spotted Moray, Dark-spotted Moray Eel, Fimbriated Moray Eel, Spotface Moray, Spot-faced Moray Eel, Yellowhead Moray Eel
- Dark-spotted Moray
- Dark-spotted Moray Eel
- Fimbriated Moray Eel
- Spotface Moray
- Spot-faced Moray Eel
- Yellowhead Moray Eel
Overview
Found singly, pairs, or with other morays, hiding in crevices and holes, amongst debris, rock, and rubble, in caves and around harbours, of protected inshore waters.
Morays open and close their mouths to move water through their gills for respiration.
This behaviour can often be seen as a threat especially towards divers, in fact this is far from the truth, they are very shy creatures and will only attack if provoked!
How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Country only · 19
Found singly, pairs, or with other morays, hiding in crevices and holes, amongst debris, rock, and rubble, in caves and around harbours, of protected inshore waters.
Adult photos 19
Discussion 3
3 comments
- scubasteve· 3 Mar 2008
These are hideous!! Whenever I see one of these swimming (which isn't often) I just freak out! They're like giant snakes!! Plenty of them in the maldives, had to go to 16m to see one in it's hole.
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