If the second fish is Cephalopholis fulva, it is supposed to have numerous dots all over the body, right? Though it's hard to see whether they're there or not.
looks like a Spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax mooring) and some sort of small grouper like a Coney (Cephalopholis fulva) known for hunting cooperatively with eels and octopi.
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Posted by KathyThank you!! I will be heading down there in Nov and hope to get a better shot.
Posted by @fishx6Your eel has been identified, check it out in your gallery! The other fish we would need a better picture for positive id!
Posted by @ZiggyYes. Obviously, it's just a shot in the dark based on location, size, shape and behavior.
Posted by AlyonaIf the second fish is Cephalopholis fulva, it is supposed to have numerous dots all over the body, right? Though it's hard to see whether they're there or not.
Posted by @Ziggyyeah I guess it got autocorrected to "mooring" somehow. ;) thanks.
Posted by AlyonaYou probably mean Gymnothorax moringa?
Posted by @Ziggylooks like a Spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax mooring) and some sort of small grouper like a Coney (Cephalopholis fulva) known for hunting cooperatively with eels and octopi.