White-Ring Garden Eel
Heteroconger canabus
- Group: Eel
- Typical depth: to 20 m
- Max size: 80 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
Hundreds of these slender eels rise from a sandy seabed like blades of grass, each anchored tail down in its own burrow and swaying to pick zooplankton from the current. The pale ring around the neck gives the garden eel its name. At any hint of danger the whole colony slips back into the sand.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Congridae › Heteroconger
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 271775.
FAQ
- How deep does the White-Ring Garden Eel live?
- The White-Ring Garden Eel (Heteroconger canabus) is typically found at to 20 m.
- Is the White-Ring Garden Eel dangerous to divers?
- The White-Ring Garden Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the White-Ring Garden Eel get?
- The White-Ring Garden Eel grows to about 80 cm.