Distribution: from the Red Sea and East Africa to southern Japan, Marquesas and New Caledonia. Gymnothorax javanicus is one of the most commonly spotted moray eel throughout the Indo-Pacific.
at Gorgonia Beach (Giant moray) © pierre-andre
at Filitheyo (Giant moray) © philippe-seve
at Abu Dabbab (Giant moray) © jolka
at Pulau Soyak (Giant moray) © anne
at Tuna Bay (Giant moray) © bruno56
at Bora Bora Aquarium (Giant moray) © cajoux
at Bora Bora Aquarium (Giant moray)
at Vilamendhoo (Giant moray) © lesli
at Vilamendhoo (Giant moray) © abadreldin
at Abu Dabbab (Giant moray) © bruno56
at Wakatobi Resort (Giant moray)
at Marsa Mubarak (Giant moray) © bruno56
at Ko Rok Yai (Giant moray) © anne
at Ko Rok Noi (Giant moray) © anne
at Makadi Bay North (Giant moray) © mandtj
at Utopia Beach Club (Giant moray) © bruno56
at Hilton Moorea (Giant moray) © nst56
at Îlot Canard (Giant moray) © fongi
at Ras Um Sid / El Fanar Beach (Giant moray) © anne
at Club Med Seychelles (Giant moray) © nst56
at Wakatobi Resort (Giant moray) © nst56
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Giant moray)
at Lagon de Trou d’Eau (Giant moray)
at Félicité Island (Giant moray) © nicoleguillemin
at Dhiffushi (Giant moray) © phildd
at Îlot Canard (Giant moray)
at Vilamendhoo (Giant moray) © dominique
at Dhonveli (Giant moray) © hampestampe1981
at Mosquito Island (Giant moray) © tinoumer
at Tsarabanjina (Giant moray) © tinoumer
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