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Rhinomuraena quaesita
The Ribbon Eel is a type of moray eel...this one was spotted in Fiji, diving at about 50'. The second photo above is the juvenile version, which is darkly colored. These are very shy, and I had to patiently lay on the ocean floor for the better part of 30 minutes to await it coming out of the hole for a photo. The slightest move, and it disappeared. They grow up to 3', and I would estimate this on at possibly 2'.
They inhabit coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. This spotting was in Fiji.
Spotted on Oct 28, 2009
Submitted on Feb 19, 2015
6 Comments
Congrats Jim, your fantastic Ribbon Eel has made the top 10 fish spottings in the '2015 Best Wildlife Photo' mission! Rangers are voting on the top 10 fish spottings, and the top 3 will be announced on February 5th. The top 3 spottings will be commented on here on the site, but make sure you keep a look out on our Facebook app page for the announcement as well! Congratulations on making the top 10! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah
Great effort Jim, a fine result for your patience.
Thanks Maria and James. After many years, I learned to sit still and let them come to me...but it does not always work that way!
Your patience paid off, getting photos of an adult and a juvenile! Congratulations!
Fantastic James. New species for me. Never heard of it before. Thank you for the education and lovely images
Awesome spotting!!! This is one of the coolest fish Ive ever heard of!