OlyVision #1, September 2017 | Page 110

Clank! Clank! Clank! His buddy is trying to get his attention by banging on his tank. Something has been found. Roland swims over. Jay points up into a crevice. There staring him straight in the face is a Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris). Even though he knows that generally morays just look vicious that if it wanted to it could shred his hands to pieces with its ra- zor sharp teeth. He’d seen morays fighting on the reef before and it wasn’t pretty. a couple of quick snaps and he signals his buddy ok with his fingers and they continue the dive.