Moray Eels can often be seen sharing holes. Here we see two White Eye Morays and one Spot Face Moray.

Giant Moray Eel – Gymnothorax javanicus. Can occassionaly be seen swimming during daylight hours.

Bar Tail Moray Gymnothorax Zonipectis. Secretive and generally nocturnal likes reefs with plenty of coral growth.

Bar Tail Moray Gymnothorax Zonipectis.

Leopard Moray – Gymnothorax melanospilos.

Leopard Moray. Uncommon but often confused with the Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus).

White Mouth Moray – Gymnothorax meleagris. preferring inner protected reefs. Has a distinctive white mouth.

Clouded Moray - Echidna nebulosa. Can be seen during the day in shallow tidal pools hunting for crabs.

Spot Face Moray – Gymnothorax fimbriatus.

Spot Face Moray. Generally uncommon but sometimes observed regions on sandy bottoms and around coral heads.

White Eye Moray. A fairly common species , up to 70cm in length and found on silt and sandy bottoms. Often seen in pairs.

White Eye Moray – As seen above (1st Image) often seen with other Moray eels.

White Eye Moray – Siderea Thyrsoidea.

Pale White Eye Moray – Siderea sp. Very similar to the White Eye Moray - Siderea thyrsoidea but distinctly paler in colour. A possible variation.

Zebra Moray – Gymnomuraena Zebra. Shy and secretive, mostly only seen at night.

Zebra Moray. Easily identified by its distinctive banding.

Gymnothorax sp. Unidentified Moray. With up to 200 known species this one could be a variation.

Note the flared nostrils, providing a hightened sense of smell.

Black Ribbon Eel. Generally black ribbon eels are juveniles or adolescents.

Ribbon Eel. Generally blue ribbon eels are adult Males.

Ribbon eels are sometimes seen sharing the same hole

A diver quietly observes a shy Black Ribbon Eel.

Mature Male Photographed in the Sulu Sea.

Mature Female Ribbon Eel

Mature Female Ribbon Eel

Clown Snake Eel - Ophichthus bonaparti. Their body is banded, similar to that of the highly venomous banded sea snake.

Crocodile Snake Eel - brachysomophis crocodilinus

Crocodile Snake Eel. Buried in the sand during the day and therefore rarely seen. At night it is a successful ambush predator.

Black finned Snake Eel - ophichtus melanochir

Black finned Snake Eel. Easily recognised when seen out of its hole, having black edge along te dorsal fin.