Uncommon Sighting: White-mouth moray

Today’s dive at one of Gorontalo’s multiple pinnacle dive sites turned up a number of surprises. But the most impressive was a shy White-mouth moray (Gymnothorax meleagris). Although this species can grow over a meter in length, the one today was clearly a juvenile. Found in tropical waters, this beautiful moray is uncommon in most of the Indo-Pacific area and mainly seen in northern Sulawesi, where Gorontalo is located, up to the Philippines. Nice photo!