Giant Moray Eel
Gymnothorax javanicus
Sighting evidence at Labas Island, Tioman Island
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Giant morays are keystone nocturnal predators at Labas, controlling populations of fish and crustaceans that shelter in the reef's complex coral matrix during the day. They are frequently observed in cooperative hunts with grouper, an extraordinary interspecies hunting behaviour documented across Indo-Pacific reefs. Multiple resident individuals occupy fixed territories in the large coral bommies along Labas's eastern wall.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Giant Moray Eel is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.