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Gymnothorax javanicus
Large eel that can reach 3 meters in length. Juveniles are tan in colour with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head and a black area surrounding the gill opening. They can be yellow or blueish in coloring.
Spotted on Mar 31, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks Marta!
Beautiful spotting!
Brilliant pic and lovely fish.
Ugly fish, sorry to say. First time I saw it was on a segment on Nat Geo Wild. Here is second. Good!