Giant Mottled Eel
Anguilla marmorata
- Group: Eel
- Typical depth: 0–3000 m
- Max size: 70 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
The giant mottled eel grows up in lowland rivers and upland streams, then makes an epic journey out to deep sea gullies to spawn. Its young drift back from the open ocean to estuaries and rivers as transparent glass eels. Reaching about seventy centimetres, it has been recorded down to extraordinary depths.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Anguillidae › Anguilla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 217457.
FAQ
- How deep does the Giant Mottled Eel live?
- The Giant Mottled Eel (Anguilla marmorata) is typically found at 0–3000 m.
- Is the Giant Mottled Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Giant Mottled Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Giant Mottled Eel get?
- The Giant Mottled Eel grows to about 70 cm.