Yellow Moray

Green or yellow morays may look fearsome but they are not considered dangerous to humans. It's a different matter if you're a small fish or invertebrate. I watched this moray for some time; it swayed slightly in the entrance of it's lair, perhaps in order to look like a piece of kelp, then every now and then it would strike the sand with a sideways blow. On closer inspection it appeared to be catching small prey items that passed by it's hole

Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848). Artist: Tom Trnski. Title: Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848). Object type: Classification: 54848 Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848). Date: 2 November 2009. Collection: Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira . . Native name: Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Coordinates: 36° 51′ 37″ S, 174° 46′ 40″ E . Established: October 25, 1852. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/. Authority file: : Q758657 VIAF: 138202601 ISNI: 0000 0001 2174 295X ULAN: 500281217 LCCN: no99028491 NLA: 35670621 WorldCat. institution QS:P195,Q758657. Accession number: MA28363. Place of creation: NZ Marine Region/Northland/Bay of Islands; Bay of Islands. Source/Photographer: API data Catalogue record Photo. Permission(Reusing this file): This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the Commons project page. Other versions: Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848) (AM MA28363-1).jpg Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848) (AM MA28363-2).jpg.

Description: A Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus) peers from its lair. Latitude Rock, Forster, NSW. Date: 31 July 2005, 11:08. Source: Green Moray Eel. Author: Richard Ling from NSW, Australia.