Turkey moray

Look for an elongated body emerging from reef holes or moving with a smooth, ribbon-like wave.

Often territorial around a chosen crevice, it watches passing divers and emerges farther when hunting after dark.

A flexible body lets it hunt deep inside cracks that most reef predators cannot enter.

Remain outside the shelter, keep fingers clear and use a steady light rather than pushing a camera into the opening.

The turkey moray (Gymnothorax meleagris), also known as the guineafowl moray or as the white-mouth/whitemouth moray is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.

Inspect reef cracks, wreck openings, rocky ledges and rubble fields, particularly during dusk and night dives.