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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Director (BonaireTalker - Post #29) on Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 6:33 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Photographed a moray at Oil Slick Leap on May 11 and have not been able to identify it. Pictures follow. One thought is that it is a common Green Moray, although it was a much darker green in color (almost khaki) plus the shape of its head is much rounder. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Moray Pic 1

Moray Pic 2

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By seb schulherr (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1599) on Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 7:54 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I think it's not spots but silt I see on that Moray?
There are some whack morays on Bonaire, like the reverse goldentail.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Director (BonaireTalker - Post #30) on Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 8:51 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Some of the white lines on the head are likely silt. However, in the originals (which have much better resolution than what I uploaded to BT), there appear to be light-green/golden spots/dots on the body. These do show up somewhat in the BT version, but not as clearly - see 2nd photo. Also, there is blue around the eyes and some on the mouth. Fewer/less-dense spots on the body of the eel in question than a goldentail eel on the same dive.

 


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