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Garden Eel

Heteroconger cobra

Photo by NayNay
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Field Notes

Description:

These cute little eels are known to be very frightened of humans: when one is spotted, the eels will dart back into the holes they live in.

Habitat:

They occur in colonies, on sloping sand bottoms.

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Garden eel

Species ID Suggestions

Garden eel

Heteroconger cobra
LauraMaria
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Comments (2)
NayNay
Thanks for the ID :-) They are very cute, aren't they!
LauraMaria
Those are garden eels :) They are so cute, if you're diving and approach them, they duck down in their little burrows, and pop back up again when you move away! This is a really good snap :D
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PublishedMay 5, 2011

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