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many-Toothed Garden Eel - Heteroconger perissodon They have a distinctive white patch on their gills Black garden eel,Fall,Geotagged,Heteroconger perissodon,Indonesia Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

many-Toothed Garden Eel - Heteroconger perissodon

They have a distinctive white patch on their gills

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The black garden eel is an eel in the family Congridae. It is a tropical, nonmigratory marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Ambon, Indonesia, and Negros, Philippines. It dwells at a depth range of 1–35 m. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and inhabits sand or mud, living solitary or in colonies. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53.7 cm.

Similar species: Eels
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 20, 2020. Captured Nov 5, 2019 09:22 in Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO250
  • 18mm