Shy Garden Eel
Heteroconger fugax
- Group: Eel
- Typical depth: 10–32 m
- Max size: 72.9 cm
- For divers: safe
This garden eel lives anchored tail first in its burrow, swaying from sandy and muddy bottoms around ten to thirty metres to pick plankton from the current. Whole colonies stand together, and at the slightest approach every eel slides backward into its hole. It can reach over seventy centimetres but holds its head steady just above the sand.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Congridae › Heteroconger
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1421690.
FAQ
- How deep does the Shy Garden Eel live?
- The Shy Garden Eel (Heteroconger fugax) is typically found at 10–32 m.
- Is the Shy Garden Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Shy Garden Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Shy Garden Eel get?
- The Shy Garden Eel grows to about 72.9 cm.