Spotted Garden Eel, Heteroconger hassi

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Spotted Garden Eels live in shallow tropical seas with the lower half of the body buried in the sandy sea bed They feed on particles drifting by swaying gracefully with the current like plants in a garden

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Size: 5200px × 3467px
Location: Great Barrier Reef Australia.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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