#14 Eel Fish
Common Name: Eel Fish
Description
Description
- Black, snakelike, elongated
- About 5cm in length
- They have bilateral symmetry
- Endoskeleton, they are fish so they have scales and cartilage
- They don't have pelvic fins, and many species also lack pectoral fins. The dorsal and anal fins are connected to the caudal or tail fin, which makes a single ribbon running along the length of the eel.
- They don't have pelvic fins, and many species also lack pectoral fins. The dorsal and anal fins are connected to the caudal or tail fin, which makes a single ribbon running along the length of the eel.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Antiopterygii
- Order: Anguillformes
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- Genus:
- Species:
Ecology
- Most eels live in shallow waters of the ocean and burrow into the sand. The majority of eels are nocturnal and therefore rarely seen.
- Often eels live in holes or eel pits.
- Eel is used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine however it is often very expensive. Eel blood is extremely toxic to humans and other mammals but the cooking process completely destroys the toxin proteins.
- Eel skin leather is highly prized. It is very smooth and exceptionally strong. However, it does not come from eels. It comes from the pacific hagfish, a jawless fish which is also known as the slime eel.
- Eels begin life as flattened larvae, which drift to the surface of the sea and feed on the particles. The larvae then develops into a glass eel and then becomes an elver before finally reaching adulthood.
- Often eels live in holes or eel pits.
- Eel is used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine however it is often very expensive. Eel blood is extremely toxic to humans and other mammals but the cooking process completely destroys the toxin proteins.
- Eel skin leather is highly prized. It is very smooth and exceptionally strong. However, it does not come from eels. It comes from the pacific hagfish, a jawless fish which is also known as the slime eel.
- Eels begin life as flattened larvae, which drift to the surface of the sea and feed on the particles. The larvae then develops into a glass eel and then becomes an elver before finally reaching adulthood.
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