Garden eel

They occur in colonies, on sloping sand bottoms.

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The Garden eel lives in the demersal, non-migratory, marine environment.

The garden eel, Heteroconger cobra, is a conger of the family Congridae, found in the western Central Pacific from Honiara, the Solomon Islands and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, as well as the Red Sea as far north as the Sinai peninsula. More

The main portion of the Garden eel is usually buried in the sand, and if approached, retreats into the substrate. More

Garden Eel Identification * Recreation * Outdoor Recreation * Backpacking * Biking More

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The Spotted Garden Eel can be recognised by its colouration. Individuals live in sandy burrows near coral reefs. More

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The Hawaiian Garden Eel (Gorgasia hawaiiensis) is found in vast sandy gardens of hundreds of eels, with just the top half of their bodies swaying in the current as they feed on the plankton. They are shy and retreat back into the sand when divers approach. More

Spotted garden eel at the Seattle Aquarium Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes More

valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family includes over 180 species in 32 genera. More

The Hass's Garden Eel diet consists of meaty foods and live foods such as grass shrimp or small feeder fish. Photo courtesy of T.F.H. Publications, publishers of the Burgess Atlas. Click here for a pdf version of this article. More

The Galapagos Garden Eel (Heteroconger cobra) is a member of the conger family, Congridae. The Galapagos Garden Eel measures around 70 centimetres in length and lives in tropical waters with a depth range of between 10 and 30 metres. More

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The spotted garden eel can be found in tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific region from Africa to Japan and Australia. It occurs most commonly on protected sandy bottom slopes that are exposed to current. More

Common names

garden eel in English
Úhořovec guadalcanalský in Czech (česky)
多椎异康吉鳗 in Mandarin Chinese
多椎异康吉鳗 in Unknown
多椎異康吉鰻 in Mandarin Chinese
多椎異康吉鰻 in Unknown

Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Congridae
Genus : Heteroconger
Species : Heteroconger cobra
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