Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus
Size: Up to 9.9 feet
Color: Brown with a greenish tinge towards the head
Distinguishing feature: A pretty big size with this brown color
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mexico, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus
Size: Up to 9.9 feet
Color: Brown with a greenish tinge towards the head
Distinguishing feature: A pretty big size with this brown color
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mexico, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
This moray eel is the largest species of moray eel that can be found.
Contrary to many people believe, moray eels are not bad or electric :). However, their teeth are pointing inwards, making the loophole more difficult!
Moray eels often hide in the crevices between the corals but sometimes go out to change their shelter.
The tiger shark has slender marks similars to the lines of tigers, hence its name.
When it is juvenile, these marks are round and not vertical. They change when it grows.
Some sharks can stay motionless on the sand (white tips reef sharks, nurse sharks, etc.).
These sharks don't have to swim to bring oxygen to their gills like other sharks (grey, hammerheads tc.)
Turtles are in economy mode when they are sleeping. If they are woken during night, they may not have enough air to return to surface.
So, please be careful during night dives!
