divepix - Brown Garden Eel

Brown Garden Eel

Aspect:	Finger-thin brown body with paler underbelly. Translucent body-long dorsal fin.
Population:	Very common, lives in large colonies.
Notable feature:	Stands vertically out of its burrow, head curved down, catching the passing plankton.
Environment:	On barren, deep sandy sea-bottom at depths of 20 to 40 metres.
Behaviour:	Extremely wary, suddenly sinks into its burrow if approached too closely.