Photos about moray eels (Muraenidae); including leptocephalus larvae: Eel larva near the ocean surface at night.Moray eel larva on a bonfire dive in the Solomon Islands.Two yellowmargin morays (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) sharing a hole. Indonesia.Cleaner shrimp tends to a yellow-edged moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus). Indonesia.A crab and young spotted moray (Gymnothorax isingteena) feast on a sea urchin. Florida.Moray eel leptocephalus larva (Muraenidae). Papua New Guinea.Male and female (top) blue ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita). Philippines.Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus). Papua New Guinea.Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus). Papua New Guinea.Collected eel leptocephalus larva; 15 cm. Hawaii.Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus). Most moray eel or leptocephalus larvae settle onto the reef at over 30 cm after spending over 200 days in the open ocean. Tonga.Spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa) on a wreck in the Bahamas. The larval stage of moray eels exceeds 200 days.A barred-fin moray (Gymnothorax zonipectis) shows some teeth. Indonesia.Barred-fin moray (Gymnothorax zonipectis) and barred moray (Echidna polyzona) sharing a home. Indonesia.Head on shot of a male ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita). IndonesiaHead on shot of a white-eyed moray (Siderea thysoidea). An lel larvaa is also known as a leptocephalis larva. IndonesiaA white-eyed moray (Siderea thysoidea) and fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) coexisting peacefully. Moray eels produce some of the largest pelagic eggs in the ocean, measuring 5 mm in diameter. IndonesiaStout moray (Gymnothorax eurostus) next to an orange starfish. Lorde Howe Island.A barred moray peeks out behind a pastic bag. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
