The
giant moray is the largest of the morays and are fairly common
throughout the Maldives. The body is powerful with a well developed
head. The snout is short and the mouth is wide. The openings
of the opercules are large and black and are quite evident.
The body is marked by three rows of dark brown spots. The tail
is reticulated. The giant moray can grow to as long as two and
a half metres in length.
Oriental
Sweetlips
The
body of the oriental sweetlips is oblong, tall and compressed.
Its mouth is small and lips thick. The flanks are distinguished
by six or seven black striations lengthwise; the two central
striations extend all the way to the caudal fin. Its snout
is yellow as are the fins that are spotted black. The oriental
sweetlip tend to form small groups and stays motionless in
the shelter of large coral formations. They feed on molluscs
and crustaceans and can grow to a length of 50 centimentres.
The
giant moray is the largest of the morays and are fairly common
throughout the Maldives. The body is powerful with a well developed
head. The snout is short and the mouth is wide. The openings
of the opercules are large and black and are quite evident.
The body is marked by three rows of dark brown spots. The tail
is reticulated. The giant moray can grow to as long as two and
a half metres in length.
The
body of the oriental sweetlips is oblong, tall and compressed.
Its mouth is small and lips thick. The flanks are distinguished
by six or seven black striations lengthwise; the two central
striations extend all the way to the caudal fin. Its snout
is yellow as are the fins that are spotted black. The oriental
sweetlip tend to form small groups and stays motionless in
the shelter of large coral formations. They feed on molluscs
and crustaceans and can grow to a length of 50 centimentres.
