Morays & eels in the Andaman Sea
Did you know there are 200 species of moray eels in the world, and that we can find quite a few in the Andaman Sea?
In this article, I wanted to present the diversity in shapes and colors of the morays eels we have encountered in the Andaman Sea. All the pictures below were taken by Franck Fogarolo (our cruise director and onboard photographer) on the west coast of Thailand and Myanmar.
Morays VS Eels VS Sea Snakes?
All morays are eels, but not all eels are morays and neither of them are snakes!
For example, garden eels and snake eels are part of this eel's family but are not moray. Learn how to differentiate ones from the others.
Snake eels are usually burrowed in the sand
and their head is the only seen visible most of the time
snake eel swimming on a blackwater dive
All Eels are anguiliform: they have a long snake-like body and fewer fins than other fishes (no pelvic or pectoral fins).
Like other true eels, the moray's dorsal fin begins just behind its head, extends along the length of its body and is fused with the caudal (tail) and anal fins.
Unlike snakes, moray eels have no scales and can breathe underwater.
just like other snakes, banded sea krait need to breath air above water
Snakes being r…
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