Pugnose shore eel

Alabes obtusirostris

A blunt snouted eel of Australian sand bottoms

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Pugnose shore eel is a marine fish living in bottom habitat. One feature is particularly easy to remember: A blunt snouted eel of Australian sand bottoms.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Alabes
Maximum length: 4.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.

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