This unusual eel was filmed during the Hohonu Moana expedition’s remotely operated vehicle dive almost a mile below the sea surface, at a terrace near Gardner Pinnacles in the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument, on August 17, 2015.
Unusual Eel
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Download larger version (jpg, 430 KB).

This unusual eel was filmed during the Hohonu Moana expedition’s remotely operated vehicle dive almost a mile below the sea surface, at a terrace near Gardner Pinnacles in the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument, on August 17, 2015.

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