Barred Moray

Found singly, hiding in crevices and cracks in the reef, over clear, shallow, lagoons and seaward reefs. As the eel ages the stripes turn to mottled spots, but has a dark corner of jaw.

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!