Aug 12
Gymnothorax javanicus
Giant Moray
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Status: Least concern
Distribution: Widely found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Pacific Ocean, mainly the central eastern area.
seen from Spain
seen from Russia
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from Portugal
seen from Singapore
seen from China
seen from Slovakia
seen from Japan
seen from United States
seen from Malta
seen from China
seen from Malaysia
seen from Germany
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from China
seen from Canada
seen from Australia
Gymnothorax javanicus
Giant Moray
Image source
Status: Least concern
Distribution: Widely found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Pacific Ocean, mainly the central eastern area.
Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus), family Muraenidae, order Anguilliformes, Maldives
The heaviest species of moray eel.
Photo by Lesly Clements
A giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) in Bunaken National Park, Sulaewsi, Indonesia
by jaffles
Joung giant moray eels (Gymnothorax javanicus), breathes through the mouth.
found @bowelflies via @nerviovago
Giant Moray Eel | Gymnothorax javanicus
Giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus)
Photographer: Jamie Hall, Tiran Island, Red Sea
Gymnothorax javanicus
Giant Moray
Image source
Status: Least concern
Distribution: Widely found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Pacific Ocean, mainly the central eastern area.
Giant Moray Eel | Gymnothorax javanicus
“The giant moray eel has an unique way of swallowing their prey, this is due to their alien-like second set of jaws (or pharyngeal jaws) which they have in the back of their throat. When they lash out at a prey, they grab it with their first set of jaws first, then with the second while holding it with the first set. When the second set of jaws has a hold on the prey it pulls the prey into the digestive system. The giant moray eel is the only animal in the world which uses its pharyngeal jaws while hunting.” (Source)