Unidentified eel
©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified eel about 15 cm long exposed to air at low tide in rubble area, Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Muraenidae
Species
Unidentified eel
Distinguishing features
A small brown eel with darker and paler spots and blotches that lives in intertidal rubble areas. These eels have also been seen on the Coconut Beach reef flat.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
