Gymnothorax favagineus, laced moray, tessellate moray, honeycomb moray

Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider 1801

laced moray

tessellate moray, honeycomb moray

The laced moray, Gymnothorax favagineus, is light coloured and covered in black spots. In juveniles the spots are large and widely separated, becoming relatively smaller and closer as the eel grows.
Distribution =  Indo Pacific
Max size =  1.8m, unconfirmed reports of 3m
Family =   Murianidae - morray eels