Key Identification Features
- The fangtooth moray, Enchelycore anatina, has a distinct bright yellow head and elongated jaws filled with many long, glass-like teeth.
- In terms of coloration, the geometric moray is typically pale purple, white, or brownish, with a greyish head marked by distinct rows of black dots.
- Under this mucus layer, the green moray has a darker body colour, a feature that can be observed in preserved specimens.
- This species is easily identified by a large, irregular black patch that runs from the eye to the corner of the mouth, which gives the eel its common name.
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