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Yellow Garden Eel

Heteroconger luteolus

Photo by Grace M.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small,yellow,eel-like creature that buries portions of its body in the sand.

Habitat:

Aquarium.

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Garden Eel

Heteroconger luteolus

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Comments (4)
Grace M.
Oh, okay. I'll switch it to aquarium. Thanks!
Jellis
Remember you are listing the habitat where you found it not where it would be. You saw this in an Aquarium? Not in the ocean.
Grace M.
If you know what this species is, please tell me.

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedDecember 30, 2015

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