Green Moray Eel

Photo: Jefferson Gonzalez Lucuara · CC BY-NC

The boulder architecture at La Moneda shelters some of the largest green moray eels recorded at Gorgona, with individuals commonly exceeding 1.5 metres and occasionally reaching 2 metres in length. These eels are co-operative hunters that sometimes partner with whitetip reef sharks to flush prey from crevices, a behaviour documented in the Eastern Pacific but rarely observed elsewhere in the world. Divers frequently find two or three large morays occupying the same overhang, a testament to the site's exceptional prey density.