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 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

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