Garden Eels

Garden eels can be easy to miss, since they tend to hide in their holes whenever anything comes near. However, if you move slowly and use patience, you can eventually get quite close to them. They inhabit sandy bottoms near coral reefs. All garden eels live in large colonies, where each eel will create their own burrow a few inches away from each other.

Spotted Garden Eel

Scientific name: Heteroconger hassi

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