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Garden Eel Seen in Similan Islands in Thailand (2008). They live in holes they make in sandy bottoms of the sea. At first they look like Posidonia algae in the far distance. Then, when you get close you realize they are in fact little eels! You have to approach very slowly because they will see you and hide in miliseconds. With this one I was very lucky :-)<br /> Habitat: Sandy floors of the oceans. Fall,Geotagged,Heteroconger hassi,Spotted garden eel,Thailand Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Garden Eel

Seen in Similan Islands in Thailand (2008). They live in holes they make in sandy bottoms of the sea. At first they look like Posidonia algae in the far distance. Then, when you get close you realize they are in fact little eels! You have to approach very slowly because they will see you and hide in miliseconds. With this one I was very lucky :-)
Habitat: Sandy floors of the oceans.

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The Spotted garden eel

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

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Similar species: Eels
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 15, 2016. Captured Nov 11, 2008 00:03 in Lam Kaen, Thai Mueang District, Phang-nga, Thailand.
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  • SP550UZ
  • f/4.5
  • 10/8000s
  • ISO50
  • 84.24mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.