What type of moray?

[ColoDale]

I think spotted eel. I have seen a few spotted eels that had a predominantly white bachground and few spots. The one here is from Cozumel (overexposed photo)..

 

[Dan]

Yeah, forgot to include this was in Bonaire. Looks closer than anything else I've seen. Except they have a distinguished greenish head. Mine doesn't.

It doesn’t look like spotted moray as its pots are irregular. I couldn’t find such pattern in Reef Fish Identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas book by Paul Humann & Ned Deloach. You may find the Indo-Pacific eel lost in Caribbean.

 

[Kharon]

re-posted below.

 

[BikerBecca]

When an eel bites your thigh
And the pain makes you cry
That's a Moray

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[tursiops]

May be a Snake Eel, See pages 502-506 of the 4th edition of Fish ID. For example, the Spotted Snake Eel or the Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel:

 

[tridacna]

May be a Snake Eel, See pages 502-506 of the 4th edition of Fish ID. For example, the Spotted Snake Eel or the Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel:
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Disagree. The animal in the OP’s pic has an identifiable eel-like dorsal fin. Snake eels lack a dorsal fin. Definitely Muraenidae. Probably a Spotted Moray.

 

[tursiops]

Snake eels lack a dorsal fin.

Not always.
ophichthus ophis - Google Search:

But I agree, it is probably a Spotted Moray, but nobody seems to like that ID....

 

[Dan]

@LStewart moray

Which one is the closest?

 

[herman]

I have seen a number of those on Boniare. I think it's a spotted moray that got shafted when spots were given out.

 

[Dan]