Raw footage of Protanguilla cf. palau - Nosy Be - 140 m depth

This footage has been recorded in a deep cave, at -140m off Nosy Be (Madagascar), on the 02/12/2025.

It illustrates the panchronic eel Protanguilla cf. palau. 

Images taken by Lucas Terrana and shot with a GoPro® HERO10 Black in an aluminum housing (T-Housing®), with two 11,000 lumen Bigblue® video lights.

Dive with rEvo rebreathers, 6/76 diluent, 50/70 Gradient Factors.

Article :

Terrana, L., Leblond, J., & Moreau, C. (2026). First record of the rare panchronic eel Protanguilla cf. palau (Anguilliformes: Protanguillidae) from a deep cave (140 m) in Nosy Be, Madagascar. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 25(2), 95–100. Retrieved from https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/316566