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Gorgasia maculata
Also known as Garden Eels, Spaghetti Eel, Indian Spaghetti Eel and Whitespotted Garden Eel. Found in large colonies on sand flats or gentle slopes. They feed on plankton. Length - 70cm Depth - 20-50m Widespread Indo-Pacific Garden Eels rise up in the sand halfway their body length waving in the sand feeding on plankton. When approached they slide back into their holes.
Spotted on Nov 16, 2009
Submitted on Jun 12, 2011
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Very nice!