Body long, slender, eel-like, with long-based dorsal and anal-fins united with the tail; pelvic fins reduced to a tiny sucking disc on the underside behind the gill slit; pectoral fins absent; head short with a single sensory pore above and behind the eye; mouth small, just reaching to below front of eye. Plain or mottled greenish to brownish, often with large blackish spots or blotches along midsides

At a glance

Habitat Abundant in shallow inshore waters including rock-pools, among algae, rocky rubble and shells
Size Can grow to around 12cm
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Abundant in shallow inshore waters including rock-pools, among algae, rocky rubble and shells
Size
Can grow to around 12cm
Common Name Common Shore Eel
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderGobiesocoidei
FamilyGobiesocidae
GenusAlabes
SpeciesAlabes dorsalis
Synonyms

Synonyms

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