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A moray eel shows its fangs to the photographer and appears to be defending its magnificently lush patch bedecked with gorgonian fans at Dayrell Island. However the toothy smile is not so much a display of aggression as a biological necessity—the moray lacks gill flaps and must open and close its mouth constantly to flush water over the gills.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 111 September- October 2011.
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011
Read the Features: https://www.nzgeo.com/kermadecs/
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A moray eel shows its fangs to the photographer and appears to be defending its magnificently lush patch bedecked with gorgonian fans at Dayrell Island. However the toothy smile is not so much a display of aggression as a biological necessity—the moray lacks gill flaps and must open and close its mouth constantly to flush water over the gills.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 111 September- October 2011.<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011<br /> Read the Features: https://www.nzgeo.com/kermadecs/