Congridae

Shy garden eel

Heteroconger fugax

Creamy skin with two hundred dots

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Anguilliform
• Large
• Tropical fish

Heteroconger fugax, also known as the shy garden eel, is a species of garden eel belonging to the family Congridae. It is native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is very slender and has a ground-creamy body color with many small white spots numbering around 200.