Splendid garden eel
📖 Overview
Single to small aggregations . Live individually in burrows from which they protrude. Feeds on drifting plankton .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 144 - 156. Banded with yellow to orange; body diameter to about 10 mm . Anterior nostrils on snout tip between restricted labial flanges; pectoral fin small. : eel-like; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Splendid garden eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 18 - 75 m , usually 30 - ? m . Tropical West Pacific: Maldives to Papua New Guinea; north to the Ryukyus; south to the Philippines to the Coral Sea.
🌿 Ecology
drifting plankton (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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