Eel identification

[JCP_HobbyReefer]

Hi All,

Seen this guy today but forgot the name and want to do some research. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.

 

[fishguy242]

@Slocke ?

 

[Wrinkled Fingers]

Perhaps a Chainlink moray eel? Eel in your picture has a very similar mottled pattern to the Chainlink.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I'm thinking the Undulated Moray, Gymnothorax undulatus.

 

[Slocke]

Could you get a better picture of the head?
It’s probably either of the two mentioned here. Echidna catenata would have a less yellow head with a more blunt nose. Gymnothorax undulatus would have a yellow head and longer skinnier snout.

 

[Rifken]

This is our chain link moray. He only 10 inches so he's a juvenile but very similar in appearance to the posted pic. When I was shopping for him I did see some with slightly different colors. Could use a better picture of the head but it looks like a "Echidna" type of head to me.

-Bob

 

[littlefoxx]

Im thinking chain link eel

 

[fishguy242]

Spotted moray

 

[littlefoxx]

Spotted moray

Its markings are different and bigger when comparing the pictures