Finny Snake Eel
Caecula pterygera
- Group: Eel
- Max size: 30 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A burrowing snake eel of turbid estuaries and murky inshore water, it has a slender body built for sliding through soft bottoms. It reaches about 30 centimetres and is mostly used as bait.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae › Caecula
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280010.
FAQ
- Is the Finny Snake Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Finny Snake Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Finny Snake Eel get?
- The Finny Snake Eel grows to about 30 cm.