General Description
Body long, slender, eel-like, with long-based dorsal and anal-fins united with the tail; pelvic fins reduced to a tiny sucking disc on the underside behind the gill slit; pectoral fins absent; head short with a single sensory pore above and behind the eye; mouth small, just reaching to below front of eye. Plain or mottled greenish to brownish, often with large blackish spots or blotches along midsides. To 12 cm.
Biology
Rarely seen, although common and abundant in shallow inshore waters including rock-pools, among algae, rocky rubble and shells.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Inshore temperate waters including rock-pools, in depths of 0-30 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Eel-like, plain or mottled green to brown, large spots along sides.
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Maximum Size
12 cm
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m), Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Richardson, 1845)
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Common Name
Common Shore Eel
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Species Name
dorsalis
