Dwarf Shore-Eel
Alabes hoesei
- Group: Eel
- Max size: 4.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A shore eel barely five centimetres long, it threads through pale weeds and seagrass on shallow reefs from the intertidal down to a few metres. Its slender, eel like body lets it slip between strands of vegetation.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiesociformes › Gobiesocidae › Alabes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279538.
FAQ
- Is the Dwarf Shore-Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Dwarf Shore-Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Dwarf Shore-Eel get?
- The Dwarf Shore-Eel grows to about 4.5 cm.