Lembeh Strait Eels (Muraenidae, Ophichthidae, Congridae)

This page covers eels that we photographed on one dive trip to Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia in late 2013. 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 polyzona
Gymnothorax cf chilospilus	Gymnothorax fimbriatus	Gymnothorax javanicus
Gymnothorax monochrous	Gymnothorax phasmatodes	Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
Gymnothorax sp. 1	Gymnothorax sp. 3	Rhinomuraena quaesita
Rhinomuraena quaesita	Rhinomuraena quaesita

Ophichthidae (Snake Eels)

Brachysomophis cirrocheilos	Brachysomophis crocodilinus	Myrichthys colubrinus
Ophichthus altipennis	Ophichthus bonaparti

Congridae (Conger Eels)

Ariosoma anagoides

Ariosoma scheelei

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