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Family Muraenidae

Moray Eels

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Gymnothorax pictus

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet

 

Kaupulehu, Hawaii, 6 feet

 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet

Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii

PEPPERED MORAY

Rare except the island of Hawaii in shallow water near shore.  Robust body and blunt head, white with irregular black spots.  Known to attack crabs above the water's surface.  Attains 3 feet.    Indo-Pacific & the Tropical Eastern Pacific.  Formerly known as Siderea picta.