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Yellow-edged Moray Eel

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus

Description:

Also called Yellowmargin moray. Adults heavy bodied; 1 row of 1-3 canines at front of upper jaw; sides of top jaw with 2 rows of teeth, outer row larger, recurved, compressed, serrated; dorsal and anal fins covered with skin, but clearly evident; dorsal fin origin a little before gill opening; anus a little before mid-length. Yellowish, densely and finely mottled with dark brown; a prominent black blotch covering gill opening; yellow-green margins on dorsal and anal fins. Source : http://eol.org/pages/204328/overview

Habitat:

Rocky Bottoms, Coral reefs. Indo-Pacific

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4 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Thanks again Gerardo, harsuame and Nopayahnah :-)

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

cool spotting!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Grandes series

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Another grate series Eric!

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Apr 17, 2012

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