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Gymnomuraena zebra
Black to dark brown body, with narrow white bands. Long snake like body, from 0,40 to 1,50 metres in length.
In crevices in reefs, between 3 and 26 metres depth, lives solitary. Feeds on crabs, mollusks, and sea urchins. Shy when approached, occasionally feeds during day time. In Eastern Pacific from Baja California to Colombia.
Spotted on Feb 26, 2011
Submitted on Jan 14, 2012
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Project Noah Fact of the Day: Eels are an elongated snake-like fish. Depending on the species, they can can range in size from 5 cm (2.0 in) up to 4 m (13 ft). The zebra moray eel can grow up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and is found along reefs in the Indo-Pacific and in the eastern Pacific from southern Baja California, along Mexico to northern Colombia, including the Galapagos Islands. It feeds almost exclusively on crustaceans, sea urchins and mollusks. ~Wikipedia
Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra) spotted in Puntarenas, Costa Rica by PN user PieterHartog:
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