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Eel, Embedded

Whitemouth morays hide in the crevices of Indo-Pacific coral reefs with only their heads (and white mouths) emerging, mouths agape, to breathe and hunt crustaceans and fish.
(Barry Fackler)

"A whitemouth moray eel emerges from the reef following a coral bloom in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii," wrote Barry Fackler of his image, a winning selection in the Portraits of Planet Ocean Flickr contest. Whitemouth morays (Gymnothorax meleagris) hide in the crevices of Indo-Pacific coral reefs with only their heads (and white mouths) emerging, mouths agape, to breathe and hunt crustaceans and fish. See more winning photos.

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