Ribbon Eel

Also called: Bernis eel

Scientific name: Rhinomuraena quaesita

It may not look like one, but the tiny ribbon eel is part of the moray family. Unlike morays, ribbon eels make a burrow in the sand and rarely have more than third of their body out of their hole. Juvenile and female ribbons are solid black, and most curiously of all, the eel changes from male to female as it gets older.

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