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The spotted garden eel (*Heteroconger hassi*) is a marine fish found in the Indo-Pacific region. It lives in large colonies on sandy slopes near coral reefs, where each individual excavates its own burrow. Using its tail to dig, the eel secretes mucus that hardens the burrow walls, allowing it to an...

The European conger (Conger conger) is a large marine eel species found throughout the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. It is the heaviest known eel species in the world, capable of reaching lengths of over two meters and weights exceeding 200 pounds. This nocturnal...

The splendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara) is a marine eel in the conger family, Congridae, found in the Indo-West Pacific. It lives in sandy seabed habitats and remains partly buried in individual burrows, with groups of eels forming visible colonies that rise and retreat together as they feed. Th...

The Japanese conger (Conger myriaster) is a marine eel in the family Congridae found around Japan, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the eastern coast of Korea. In Japan it is known as anago and is an established food fish, appearing in sushi and other cooked dishes. Its significance is both b...

The Hawaiian garden eel is a colonial marine fish associated with sandy areas around Hawaiian reefs. Individuals live in burrows and commonly extend the upper part of the body into the water while remaining anchored in the sediment. The species is adapted to feeding on small drifting organisms carri...

The American conger is a large marine eel of the family Congridae found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It occupies coastal and offshore habitats and is capable of living near rocky bottoms, reefs, and other structures that provide cover. American congers are predators that may hunt at night, feeding...

A slender garden eel (Congridae) known for its gracile body proportions, inhabiting colonial sandy-substrate burrows in shallow Indo-Pacific marine environments.

A garden eel (Congridae, Heterocongrinae) associated with the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean, living colonially in burrows in sandy reef-adjacent substrates.

The brown garden eel is a small, colonial marine fish found in the Caribbean Sea, notable for living half-buried in vast seafloor sandbeds.

A garden eel (Congridae) distinguished from relatives by its comparatively large body scales, living in colonial burrows in sandy seafloor habitats of the Indo-Pacific.

A conger eel found in Indian Ocean and western Pacific coastal waters, one of several large-bodied congrid species common across Indo-Pacific reef zones.

The enigmatic garden eel is a marine fish species known from the eastern Indian Ocean, notable for its habit of living in isolated sandy burrows.

A conger eel (Congridae) distinguished by a notably elevated dorsal fin that sets it apart from related species, found in tropical Indo-Pacific marine habitats.

A conger eel (Congridae) notable for its proportionally shorter tail region compared to other conger species, found in Indo-Pacific marine environments.

The largeeye conger is a marine conger eel in the family Congridae. It is distinguished by eyes that are proportionally large in relation to the head and body, a feature associated with visual activity in dim deep-water conditions. The species is bathydemersal, meaning it lives near the bottom in de...

The southern conger is a large marine eel in the family Congridae, occurring in the southern Pacific and Indian oceans. It is a nocturnal fish associated with coastal marine habitats and is known as a species that may be taken in commercial fisheries. Its size, marine distribution, and use as a fish...

The bandtail conger is a marine conger eel in the family Congridae. It is recognized by dark bands that encircle the tail, a conspicuous marking reflected in its common name. The species occurs in Indo-Pacific waters and is associated with continental-shelf habitats, including marine environments ar...

Spotted conger, scientifically known as Conger cinereus, is a conger eel found across parts of the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific. Its body is commonly marked by pale and darker mottling, which gives the species its English name. It occurs in coastal marine habitats that can include reef slop...

A conger eel (Congridae) with uniformly brownish, unpatterned body coloration, found in marine waters of the Indo-Pacific and distinguished by its plain appearance.

Sillner's garden eel, Gorgasia sillneri, is a tropical marine garden eel in the conger eel family Congridae. It is associated with the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba, where individuals live in separate burrows in sandy bottoms, often near seagrass, and form colonies ranging from hundreds to thousands of...