#leopard moray

very into eels lately!!

Awwwwww what a cutie little guy

You get a Dragon Moray

mermay 2020 - days 19-24

5/19/20 - Medusozoa

5/20/20 - Chiloscyllium punctatum 

5/21/20 - Enchelycore pardalis

5/22/20 - Rhinomuraena quaesita 

[day 23 gets a separate post due to to its content]

The leopard moray, tiger moray or dragon moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis).

The laced moray, (Gymnothorax favagineus) also known as the leopard moray, tesselate moray or honeycomb moray, is a species of moray eel (follow this link for more). The Laced moray can grow up to 300cm in length, and as such are one of the larger species of moray eel. They feed mainly on small fish and cephalopods. It has been observed that adults are prone to be aggressive in the wild.They are found in the Indo-Pacific, and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south of Australia. These morays live at depths of between 1 and 45m, usually in crevices within reef flats and slopes.

This should wake you up better than any cup of coffee. But don't be scared--like most moray eels, this dragon moray ( Enchelycore pardalis ) would just as soon go on its own way! (But if they’re threatened, the resulting bite can be painful.)