garden eel

Meaning

Any of the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae, which live in burrows on the sea floor.

Synonyms

Translations

Seeaal

Meeraal

anguille de mer

Heteroconger cobra

Heteroconger hassi

Etymology

These eels are often found in groups, poking their heads up from their burrows, and thus resemble plants in a garden.

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