Fimbriated Moray Giant Moray Green Moray Ribbon Eel Snowflake-patched moray Whitemouth Moray Whitemouth Moray Also called: Guineafowl Moray, Turkey Moray, Spotted Eel Scientific name: Gymnothorax meleagris I have no idea why this eel is called anything else but "whitemouth". After all, it has a white mouth, period. It is quite striking when you come across one, as we were lucky to do in the Maldives. Close Snowflake-patched moray Scientific name: Gymnothorax niphostigmus Close Ribbon Eel Also called: Bernis eel Scientific name: Gymnothorax funebris It may not look like one, but the tiny ribbon eel is part of the moray family. Unlike morays, ribbon eels make a burrow in the sand and rarely have more than third of their body out of their hole. Juvenile and female ribbons are solid black, and most curiously of all, the eel changes from male to female as it gets older. Close Green Moray Scientific name: Gymnothorax funebris Close Fimbriated Moray Scientific name: Gymnothorax fimbriatus Close Giant Moray Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus A number of moray species are quite similar, but I believe the black patch near the gills makes this a giant moray. If I'm wrong, please use the contact link below to correct me. Giant morays can be quite dangerous if provoked, but you really have to provoke them. It's best to just keep your distance, and don't touch, of course. Close
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