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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 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 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...

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.

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.

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...