By David Swain (BonaireTalker - Post #19) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 4:25 am: |
While snorkling outside Bellafonte I saw what I think was probably an eel. It was a bright yellow with tiny black dots all over. Can anybody identify it for me please? I can't find it in the identification charts and I would like to know what it was was. Eel or snake?
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5262) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 10:35 am: |
David almost certainly a Sharptailed Eel.
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By Mara Mara on the wall (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1532) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 10:53 am: |
David,
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By David Johnson (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #275) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 4:39 pm: |
It is an eel (there are no sea snakes in the Atlantic that I am aware of) -- my guess is sharp tail
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By Vince DePietro (Bellevue Condos # 9) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #611) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 5:41 pm: |
David...Sea snakes breath air (none in the Carib).. The eels on Bonaire have gills like fish.
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By Mara Mara on the wall (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1536) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 5:58 pm: |
This may be more like what he saw...
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By Scott Knobler (BonaireTalker - Post #46) on Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 6:25 pm: |
don't eels breathe through their mouths? I don't think they have gills, hence the open-mouth type pose
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By pat murphy (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1105) on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 2:34 pm: |
mara, that's what i was picturing. it's reverse phase of either a spotted or chain moray i think. i'm sure someone will have the correct ID.
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By Brian (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2623) on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 3:09 pm: |
Scott - eels do have gills and the mouth opening/shutting is the pump action to pass water across the gills.
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By Scott Knobler (BonaireTalker - Post #47) on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 3:19 pm: |
huh, thanks Brian. Bonairetalk people sure are an educated bunch, part of what makes this board great.
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By Cynde Loo Hoo Who Was No More Than Two (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #432) on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 6:14 pm: |
Brian, YGM
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