Giant moray

Photo: Marie-Aurélia Sabatte · CC BY-NC

Giant morays reach up to 3 metres and are the apex ambush predators of the reef crevice system at Kisite, hunting by scent rather than sight and exhaling through a secondary jaw set when they swallow large prey. Their constant gaping is respiratory, not threatening — they pump water over their gills continuously. Kisite's morays are accustomed to divers and allow close observation from the resident cleaning stations where wrasse service their skin.