Short Shore Eel
Alabes brevis
- Group: Eel
- Max size: 2.3 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A tiny eel like fish barely a couple of centimetres long, the short shore eel threads through weed, rock and seagrass on shallow limestone reef platforms. It belongs to the clingfish family and keeps to vegetated coastal ground.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiesociformes › Gobiesocidae › Alabes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279534.
FAQ
- Is the Short Shore Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Short Shore Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Short Shore Eel get?
- The Short Shore Eel grows to about 2.3 cm.