Yellow Garden Eelニシキアナゴ

Heteroconger hassiLC— Least Concern

The yellow garden eel (also called the orange-barred garden eel) is a slender, brightly banded eel that lives head-up in a sandy burrow on reef slopes, swaying in the current to catch drifting plankton — easily confused with, but distinct from, the closely related spotted garden eel.

Yellow Garden Eel (reference photo)
Photo: Esquilo / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Source / cropped

Species Data

Classification
Anguilliformes / Congridae Source
Distribution
Found in the tropical western Indo-Pacific from the Maldives to Papua New Guinea and the Ryukyu Islands, living in sandy burrows on current-swept slopes at depths of 18-75 m, most commonly around 30 m. Source

Did You Know?

  • It is often mistaken for the similarly shaped spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi), but is a distinct species, scientifically named Gorgasia preclara. Source
  • It digs a vertical burrow in the sand and lives alone or in small groups, usually keeping only its head and upper body exposed and retreating fully into the burrow when threatened. Source

Where to See This Species

2 facilities · 0 individuals

すみだ水族館 (Sumida Suizokukan)Tokyo東武スカイツリーライン「とうきょうスカイツリー」駅すぐ。

すみだ水族館のWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

志摩マリンランド (Shimamarin Land)MieOpened in 1970

志摩マリンランドのWikipedia記事に飼育種として記載 Source

Conservation Story

Conservation Status

IUCNレッドリストではLC。砂地を含む沿岸生息地の劣化が保全上の課題となる。

Habitat

インド太平洋の砂地。海底の巣穴に体を固定して暮らす。

Threats

Conservation & Breeding Efforts

Sources

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FAQ

Is the yellow garden eel the same species as the spotted garden eel (chinanago)?
No. Although the two look similar and are often kept together in aquariums, the yellow garden eel is Gorgasia preclara while the spotted garden eel is Heteroconger hassi — two distinct species. Source
How big does a yellow garden eel get?
It can reach up to about 40 cm in length. Source
Where do yellow garden eels live?
They inhabit sandy, current-swept reef slopes in the tropical western Indo-Pacific, from the Maldives to Papua New Guinea and Japan's Ryukyu Islands, at depths of roughly 18-75 m. Source

Source: ja.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org