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Family Muraenidae

Moray Eels

HAWAII

Gymnothorax javanicus

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 65 feet

GIANT MORAY

Rare in Hawaii at scuba depths on rocky reefs.  Has short snout and the jaws are straight.  Thick greenish brown body with rectangular black spots, dark spot at gill opening.  Attains 8 feet.  Common in other parts of the Indo-Pacific.