Enchelycore pardalis Dragon Moray Eel Spawning

This is a female dragon moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis) spawning eggs. The male had already released a cloud of sperm and returned to the safety of coral. The female did the same as soon as she had finished releasing eggs. The entire process, from swimming up into the water column, releasing gametes and returning to coral was a second or less in duration. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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This is a female dragon moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis) spawning eggs. The male had already released a cloud of sperm and returned to the safety of coral. The female did the same as soon as she had finished releasing eggs. The entire process, from swimming up into the water column, releasing gametes and returning to coral was a second or less in duration. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.