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 Filitheyo (Maldives) © philippe-seve
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © jolka
at Pulau Soyak (Malaysia) © anne
at Tuna Bay (Malaysia) © bruno56
at Bora Bora Aquarium (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © cajoux
at Bora Bora Aquarium (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © lesli
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © abadreldin
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © bruno56
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia)
at Marsa Mubarak (Egypt) © bruno56
at Ko Rok Yai (Thailand) © anne
at Ko Rok Noi (Thailand) © anne
at Makadi Bay North (Egypt) © mandtj
at Utopia Beach Club (Egypt) © bruno56
at Hilton Moorea (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © nst56
at Îlot Canard (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Ras Um Sid / El Fanar Beach (Egypt) © anne
at Club Med Seychelles (Seychelles) © nst56
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island)
at Lagon de Trou d’Eau (Réunion Island)
at Félicité Island (Seychelles) © nicoleguillemin
at Dhiffushi (Maldives) © phildd
at Îlot Canard (New Caledonia)
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © dominique
at Dhonveli (Maldives) © hampestampe1981
at Mosquito Island (Thailand) © tinoumer
at Tsarabanjina (Madagascar) © tinoumer
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