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Rhinomuraena quaesita
Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs in sand and rubble areas, waving its head around waiting for its prey. Juveniles are jet black with yellow fin; females are yellow; males can be blue, black or yellow. They feed on small fishes, and grow to a length of about 1.2m.
Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
The photos are of a male adult ribbon eel, and the video is of a juvenile ribbon eel.
Spotted on Dec 10, 2011
Submitted on Dec 13, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks, Sachin. Yes, it's always a novel experience for me down there!
Nice Video, fist time experience marine life with actual sound. It must be very amazing occurrence with you each time.