Bali Eels (Muraenidae, Ophichthidae, Congridae)

This page illustrates the eels we photographed on several dive trips to Bali, Indonesia. 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


Gymnothorax chilospilus


Gymnothorax davidsmithi


Gymnothorax favagineus

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus

Gymnothorax formosus

Gymnothorax isingteena

Gymnothorax javanicus

Gymnothorax thyrsoideus

Gymnothorax undulatus

Gymnothorax zonipectis

Rhinomuraena quaesita juvenile

Rhinomuraena quaesita male

Gymnothorax sp. 1

Gymnothorax sp. 2

Ophichthidae (Snake Eels)


Brachysomophis cirrocheilos


Brachysomophis crocodilinus


Brachysomophis
cf crocodilinus

Brachysomophis henshawi

Callechelys marmorata

Leiuranus versicolor

Myrichthys colubrinus

Ophichthus altipennis

Ophichthus bonaparti

Ophichthus polyophthalmus

Congridae (Conger and Garden Eels)


Ariosoma anagoides


Ariosoma faciatum


Conger cinereus


Congridae sp.

Gorgasia barnesi

Heteroconger hassi

Heteroconger mercyae

Heteroconger perissodon

Heteroconger taylori

Ophichthidae sp. 1

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