M.Dandaneau
Premium Member
Sorry to bother you, but we have an eel that we captured in the Gulf of Mexico, near Tampa Florida, in May of this year at about 8" in length.
He's now grown to about 20" and is quite heavy bodied with a continuous dorsal fin originating behind the head and an anal fin that runs the rear 1/3 of his length, with a bare, tough tail tip that keeps the two from being continuous, making us suspect that it's a species of snake eel, while information on Conger species available doesn't completely rule this out either.
As seen in the first photo, he has tubular nostrils and fair sized pectoral fins.
Thanking you in advance,
Mike
He's now grown to about 20" and is quite heavy bodied with a continuous dorsal fin originating behind the head and an anal fin that runs the rear 1/3 of his length, with a bare, tough tail tip that keeps the two from being continuous, making us suspect that it's a species of snake eel, while information on Conger species available doesn't completely rule this out either.
As seen in the first photo, he has tubular nostrils and fair sized pectoral fins.
Thanking you in advance,
Mike