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Heteroconger hassi, the spotted garden eel A funny little fish living in a burrow and emerges just a third of it body to catch plankton. I know this one since childhood. They always had them in the Exotarium in the Zoo Frankfurt. .  Geotagged,Germany,Heteroconger hassi,Ipad Bilder,Spotted garden eel,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Heteroconger hassi, the spotted garden eel

A funny little fish living in a burrow and emerges just a third of it body to catch plankton. I know this one since childhood. They always had them in the Exotarium in the Zoo Frankfurt. .

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The spotted garden-eel is a heteroconger belonging to the family Congridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific.

Similar species: Eels
Species identified by Alexander Hassmueller
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By Alexander Hassmueller

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Uploaded Oct 15, 2022. Captured Jul 13, 2014 17:52 in Am Tiergarten 40, 60316 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • iPad Air
  • f/2.4
  • 1/24s
  • ISO160
  • 3.3mm