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Gunnel or Baby Wolf Eel (ID Please)

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:06 pm
by johndo88
Hello all,
While doing a safety stop at Cove 2 yesterday I came across what I think in a baby wolf eel. It has a face only a wolf eel mother could love, but it was out in the open. Others think it's a gunnel (sp?). There was a lot of wave action moving both me and whatever it is back and forth. The video is short; I slowed it down by 25%. Can anyone ID this for me?

Cheers,

John

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Re: Gunnel or Baby Wolf Eel (ID Please)

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:14 pm
by Penopolypants
It's a saddleback gunnel, not a wolfie.

Re: Gunnel or Baby Wolf Eel (ID Please)

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:54 pm
by johndo88
Penopolypants, thanks for the ID. BTW, my wife (also on the dive) will be thrilled to find out she was right and I was, , , well, , , wrong! :)

Re: Gunnel or Baby Wolf Eel (ID Please)

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:56 am
by fmerkel
When you see a baby wolfie....you most likely will know.

Re: Gunnel or Baby Wolf Eel (ID Please)

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:11 am
by Tom Nic
fmerkel wrote:When you see a baby wolfie....you most likely will know.
Typically bright bright orange!

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Re: Gunnel or Baby Wolf Eel (ID Please)

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:19 am
by johndo88
Tom, great pic. Bright orange I can probably identify. I'm horrible identifying critters, I chose Chemistry, Physics, or Electronics for all my electives. http://www.nwdiveclub.com/images/icons/ ... rgreen.gif