Brown Garden Eel
Heteroconger longissimus
- Group: Eel
- Typical depth: 10–60 m
- Max size: 51 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A garden eel that lives anchored tail first in a sandy burrow, its head and body swaying out into the current to pick off plankton and drifting detritus. Colonies of them stand together like a meadow, and every eel withdraws into its hole at the first sign of danger.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Congridae › Heteroconger
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 126288.
FAQ
- How deep does the Brown Garden Eel live?
- The Brown Garden Eel (Heteroconger longissimus) is typically found at 10–60 m.
- Is the Brown Garden Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Brown Garden Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Brown Garden Eel get?
- The Brown Garden Eel grows to about 51 cm.