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 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. 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 faciatum	Ariosoma scheelei	Conger cinereus
Congridae sp.	Gorgasia barnesi	Heteroconger hassi
Heteroconger mercyae	Heteroconger perissodon	Heteroconger taylori
Ophichthidae sp. 1

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