ID this EEL

[joshinjosh]

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9706&d=1137894369

 

[flyingace2005]

It says we have to login.

 

[3rotorFD]

username and PASSWORD would be usefull

 

[aquaman67]

Here is the aforementioned mystery eel.

It is a cool eel.

 

[chrisdaphish]

bump


any idea guys?

 

[Petstorejunkie]

looks familiar to an eel i got in once from bali, called only spotted reef moray, but i dont have a latin to go on, only an every changing inaccurate common name

 

[Chckrbrd Wrasse]

Looks like the Jeweled Moray Eel
photo on this web page.

http://www.martysnyderman.com/cgi-l...n=view&link=Eels&image=EEL-292.jpg&img=40&tt=

Not positive though

 

[flyingace2005]

Yea I also think that it is the Jewel Moray.... Muraena lentiginosa. From what I have read, it is a pretty mean eel.

 

[Chckrbrd Wrasse]

It does look very awesome though doesnt it?

 

[jjcrim]

definitely a jeweled moray. I had one for a long time. Mine was not overly aggressive. Great fish.

 

[chrisdaphish]

is that what we are calling it?

 

[cjvolitan]

nice eel though look like it will get larger though.

 

[stevebydac]

Definitely a jewel moray, sometimes called a Mexican dragon moray (not to be confused with the other dragon morays). This one is Muraena lentiginosa for sure. It's the most common moray in the Sea of Cortez area off the coast of Mexico.

Only gets 24", which makes him one of the best moray choices for an aquarium. I had one once. Nice fish. I'd say they are moderately aggressive on average, not too bad. There are a few very aggressive ones out there, but on the whole they are fairly well-behaved. Mine was fine.

Here are some more pics: http://baja.divebums.com/FieldID/Pages/moray_jewel.html

And here's the fishbase description: http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8207

 

[Petstorejunkie]

wow, i have never seen a mexi dragon that good looking, i guess that is why i couldnt ID it properly.

 

[Absint Reefer]

Very good aquarium fish stays small (for an eel) adapts to frozen very well and non aggressive I've had mine for about a year now

 

[46bfinGA]

i like that starfish carson.is that a general star of some kind?ive never seen one that color

 

[Absint Reefer]

where I work occasionally we order a box of oddball inverts and he came in one day from Bali I think

 

[pitt_prodigy]

Id say jeweled moray too..... but that would just be overkilling the point! I was going to get one until i heard some not so good stories about how they can attack smaller reef fish... so i decided against it. Maybe somewhere down the line. Its an absolutely beautiful eel though.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

nice eel