Unlike other larger eels, like congers and moray eels, garden eels are not dangerous to humans, as their mouths are simply too small to be a danger. Are garden eels dangerous?ĭespite the fact that garden eels are in the subfamily Heterocongrinae, or Heteroconger which includes the conger eel family Congridae or congrid eels, they are not dangerous. He will bite at the head and even the eyes of any other male garden eel suitors. Once a male picks his female mate, he will defend her viciously. This makes it easier for mating, as they are then within reaching distance of each other, including other males. In the mating season garden eels move their burrows closer together. Garden eels are carnivores and eat plankton.Īlso, if you’re a male garden eel, you could find your head and eyes being bitten by a fellow suitor. However, if you are plankton, that’s a different matter. Bearing in mind these little creatures only grow to around 40 centimetres (16 inches) long, their mouths are tiny. To snorkelers and scuba divers the bite of a garden eel is not an issue. Their bodies have a diameter of about 1.3 centimetres (0.5 inch). They grow to around 40 centimetres (16 inches) in length. Spotted garden eels are probably one of the smallest of all the eels in our oceans. But this garden eel only lives in the Baja Californian Peninsular. For example, the white ring garden eel reaches lengths of up to a metres ( 3 feet) in length. There are around 35 species of garden eels.
The size of garden eels depends on the species. What is the size of a garden eel and how big do garden eels get? Although I’ve shared a photo from Trip Advisor where a scuba diver has dug-up a garden eel – see below. I suggest, as with all sea creatures, you leave them alone in any event.
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Whilst the spotted garden eel looks like a creature that may have poisonous skin due to the bright colours, this is not the case. Here are a few fun facts about garden eels, beginning with a question I know is asked, which is ‘ are garden eels poisonous?’ Are garden eels poisonous?Īs far as I can make out, garden eels are not poisonous. They tend to live at depths of between 3-45 metres (10-150 feet) deep, which can make it more difficult to see then when snorkeling, unless the water is clear and you’re good at holding your breath. This includes the Pacific, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean sea.Ĭharacteristically, they live in colonies on sandy flats and slopes that border coral reefs. Garden eels, which includes the spotted garden eel, live in the warm tropical waters of the world.
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I don’t remember seeing them on any of the other islands of the Caribbean, but I doubt they’ll be isolated to Antigua. Garden eel characteristics and where to find themĪs already mentioned garden eels can be found in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, which for me was in Antigua. You can check the latest and best deals on liveaboards using the following window: The best way to do more diving is to book yourself on a scuba diving liveaboard. At first glance you’ll probably agree they look a bit like weed growing from the sand. The above image is pretty much what I saw that day in Antigua. It was this movement that confirmed that these little tube-like-shapes were not weed at all, but instead they were tiny little eels. Which in this case the danger was represented by me. One of the known characteristics of these little creatures is they retreat into their burrows with the first sign of danger. It was only when I approached this wide sandy area that my first thoughts of seeing weed changed. I remember looking over the sandy bottom, and my first thought was that they were weed sticking up from the sand. My first encounter with garden eels was in Antigua when I was snorkeling. They eat floating zooplankton and are pelagic spawners. They live in burrows in colonies on sandy bottoms in tropical waters of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Garden eels grow up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) in length. Garden eel fun facts include: they are not poisonous and they are not dangerous. These cute little creatures are actually quite fascinating. This short article came about after sharing an image from Pinterest of garden eels. Galapagos Tiburon Explorer Liveaboard Reviewġ.3 Related Posts: Garden eel fun facts from whether they’re dangerous to if they are poisonous…or not.Galapagos Humboldt Explorer Liveaboard Review.Galapagos Aggressor III Liveaboard Review.Best Budget Great Barrier Reef Liveaboards.
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