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Leopard moray eel

Enchelycore pardalis

Description:

Eel

Habitat:

Sea

1 Species ID Suggestions

Black Spotted Moray
Gymnothorax favagineus http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/black-spotted-moray/118


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3 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Nice spot but I agree whit Bo this is Gymnothorax favagineus / Black Spotted Moray not a leopard moray please change the correct info !

NicholasLallatin
NicholasLallatin 10 years ago

It is a leopard moray eel

hg_williams3
hg_williams3 10 years ago

This looks like the black spotted eel but since it is seen in the indo-pacific ocean around Maldives I think it's the leopard moray eel the other found in the Caribbean Sea. Also did you see this in the day or night?

JeremyKoh
Spotted by
JeremyKoh

Male, Maldives

Spotted on Feb 20, 2013
Submitted on May 15, 2013

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