Spotted garden eel
Heteroconger hassi
| Closest relatives | Eels, congers, tube eels (35 species) |
| Habitat | sandy bottom soil near current-swept coral reefs at 7 - 45 meters depth |
| Behaviour | in large groups up to several thousand animals, attached to the ground |
| Diet | floating plankton |
| Body length | 40 cm, Body length: up to 1.4 cm |
| Spawn | free-swimming spawn, no brood care |
| Current status | unknown, not threatened |
| At Zurich Zoo since | 2016 |
Sponsors
| S. Brander, Zürich | |
| M. Hari, Hettlingen | |
| K. Kägi, Feusisberg | |
| M. Basler, Aarau |
