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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Monster In The Darkness

This green moray eel was hiding in a dark hole on a coral reef outcropping in Ambon Bay, Indonesia. Opening it's mouth to breath, the little eel gave the illusion of a much more daunting animal.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Laha Village, Ambon, Indonesia
Camera: Canon PowerShot G16
Copyright: © Katy Laveck Foster