Anilao eels (Muraenidae, Ophichthidae, Congridae)

This page illustrates the eels we photographed on several dive trips to Anilao, Philippines. It is not a complete listing of the various eel families that occur there but shows only those for which we happened to get photos.

Muraenidae (Moray Eels)


Echidna nebulosa


Echidna polyzona

Echidna schismatorhynchus

Gymnothorax chilospilus

Gymnothorax enigmaticus

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus

Gymnothorax meleagris

Gymnothorax phasmatodes

Gymnothorax thyrsoideus

Gymnothorax cf taiwanensis

Gymnothorax zonipectis

Rhinomuraena quaesita

Scuticaria tigrina

Ophichthidae (Snake Eels)


Brachysomophis cirrocheilos


Brachysomophis henshawi

Myrichthys colubrinus

Ophichthus altipennis

Ophichthus bonaparti

Ophichthus polyophthalmus

Congridae (Conger and Garden Eels)


Ariosoma scheelei


Conger cinereus

Heteroconger taylori

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