Green Moray Eel

Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA

Green morays up to 1.8 metres in length occupy the lower cargo holds and engine room of the Andes, emerging at dusk to hunt across the wreck and surrounding sand. Their muscular bodies and impressive gape make them apex ambush predators within the wreck ecosystem, controlling populations of smaller fish that shelter in the hull's cavities. Resident morays at this site have become accustomed to divers and often rest in full view at the hold entrances.