The Whitespotted Conger Eel is a marine fish of the northwest Pacific near Korea, Japan, and China. It has rows of white spots along its head and body and is not native to U.S. coastal waters.
Appearance
Appearance
Its body is long and brown above, with rows of white spots. The upper jaw projects farther than the lower jaw, and the tail tapers to a point.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
Sandy and muddy seafloor
Coastal waters
Range
Its natural range is the northwest Pacific, not U.S. coastal waters.
Preferred conditions
It shelters near the bottom and becomes more active after dark.
Behavior
Diet
It eats small bottom animals and fish.
Activity
It leaves its shelter at night to feed.
Life cycle
Reproduction
Its young begin life as thin, leaf-shaped that drift with ocean currents.