Mucky Secrets - Part 5 - Snake Eels & Moray Eels - Lembeh Strait

Snake eels and Moray eels. Part 5 of my documentary, "Mucky Secrets", about the fascinating marine life of the Lembeh Strait in Indonesia. Watch the full 90-minute documentary at • Mucky Secrets (full) -...
In this video I look at different types of eel in the Lembeh Strait. Snake eels are common here. A convict snake eel, Leiuranus versicolor, swims in the open and bears a coloration similar to some sea snakes, which may deter predators.
Snake eels burrow tail-first into the sand, with just the head exposed. They are ambush predators. We encounter a stargazer snake eel, Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, and a highfin snake eel, Ophichthus altipennis, being cleaned of parasites and dead skin by magnificent shrimps, Ancylomenes magnificus.
Moray eels are also common. We encounter a free-swimming snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa, and a whitemouth moray, Gymnothorax meleagris. A palechin moray, Gymnothorax herrei, bears the scars of previous conflicts on its face.
Finally I take a look at the ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita. Juvenile ribbon eels are black with are black with a pale yellow border to the dorsal fin and lower jaw. As it grows older, the ribbon eel turns into a male, taking on a bright blue and yellow coloration. Later, the eel changes into a female. It loses the blue and takes on a completely yellow color.
Ribbon eels have greatly expanded anterior nostrils, along with protruding barbels on both jaws, apparently to help them sense passing prey.
There are English captions showing either the full narration or the common and scientific names of the marine life, along with the dive site names.
The full Mucky Secrets nature documentary features a huge diversity of weird and wonderful marine animals including frogfish, nudibranchs, scorpionfish, crabs, shrimps, moray eels, seahorses, octopus, cuttlefish etc..
Thanks to Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech... for the music track, "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Snake Lady" which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Thanks to the staff and keen-eyed divemasters of Two Fish Divers (www.twofishdive...), for accommodation, diving services and critter-spotting.
The video was shot by Nick Hope with a Sony HVR-Z1P HDV camera in a Light & Motion Bluefin HD housing with Light & Motion Elite lights and a flat port. A Century +3.5 diopter was used for the most of the macro footage.
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Full list of marine life and dive sites featured in this video:
00:04 Convict Snake Eel, Leiuranus versicolor, Jahir
00:39 Stargazer Snake Eel, Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, Hairball
01:04 Highfin Snake Eel, Ophichthus altipennis, TK 1 (Teluk Kembahu)
01:19 Magnificent Shrimp, Ancylomenes magnificus, TK 1 (Teluk Kembahu)
01:32 Snowflake Moray, Echidna nebulosa, Aer Perang
01:59 Whitemouth Moray, Gymnothorax meleagris, Aw Shucks
02:16 Palechin Moray, Gymnothorax herrei, Retak Larry
02:24 Palechin Moray, Gymnothorax herrei, Hairball
02:38 Ribbon Eel (juvenile), Rhinomuraena quaesita, TK 1 (Teluk Kembahu)
02:57 Ribbon Eel (male), Rhinomuraena quaesita, TK 3 (Teluk Kembahu)
03:14 Ribbon Eel (female), Rhinomuraena quaesita, Aer Perang
03:25 Ribbon Eel (female), Rhinomuraena quaesita, TK 1 (Teluk Kembahu)
03:38 Clark's Anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, Police Pier

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Part 5 of my documentary, "Mucky Secrets", about the fascinating marine life of the Lembeh Strait in Indonesia.
This week I'm looking at Lembeh's snake eels and moray eels, including ribbon eels.
Shot with Two Fish Divers.
#underwaterthursday #snakeeel #morayeel #ribboneel #lembehstrait #muckdiving

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The full 90-minute documentary is now online: Mucky Secrets (full) - The Marine Creatures of the Lembeh Strait

[@naturalfarmer9494]

Amazing moray eel

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The narration, the names of the dive sites, and the common and scientific names of the marine life are available in captions by clicking the button under the bottom right of the video.

[@PretheshP]

Super video

[@JonJonesLPM]

These videos (from the shooting, to the editing, to the narration, and all around) are truly fantastic.

[@cuppajoe1]

The blue ribbon eels have always reminded me of the muppets.
I look forward t your weekly vides. Thanks.

[@enriqueaparicio4749]

Very good! impressive macros .. if not secrecy with which camera and lenses did you get this video?
Thanks for sharing.
A greeting. Enrique

[@bubblevision]

Thanks Enrique Aparicio! No secret at all. The camera was a Sony HVR-Z1P camera in a Light & Motion Bluefin HD housing. The housing had a flat glass port fitted and for most shots I had a Century Optics achromatic +3.5 diopter screwed to the front of the camera. I used Light & Motion Elite halogen lights. This is a pretty old HDV rig purchased in 2007. You wouldn't buy it now.

[@enriqueaparicio4749]

Bubble Vision Thanks.

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Part 6 is here: Mucky Secrets - Part 6 - Cardinalfishes & Trumpetfish - Lembeh Strait

[@susanchow]

Fascinating video , the close up footage of Pale chin Moray Eels is adorable !!!

[@DukeofArtz]

It's actually amazingly weird how the Ribbon Eel can change from female to male and to male to female.

[@damientay6514]

:WOW

[@annnuthanun8346]

I like Snake Eels. :-)

[@begonagr]

enigmatico

[@Gtran405]

Wonderful footage. Just astounding.

[@BC-kx5zb]

That ribbon eel is one confused fish.

[@الحمدللهنستغفرالله-و8ي]

Welcome in islam

[@hendangchannel]

I have never been before...😋😍

[@JackieODiving]

Verry nice, greatings from Holland.

[@charmixy]

So how do ribbon eels mate?

[@VitoBertaudeau]

muchas gracias

[@jadhavakash7527]

Nice