Eel id please

[Jkm2187]

At petco today and this was for sale as a common moray. Need help with its id

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

I think its a green wolf eel...

 

[Flreefer]

+1 to Nu-Nu, that's what it looks like!

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Its a beast of an eel... They have great personalities

 

[Tony Gill]

Yes, a "wolf eel" - Congrogadus subducens. Despite its eel-like appearance, it's actually a member of the dottyback family (Pseudochromidae). It's the largest member of the Congrogadinae (eel blennies), but I don't think the smaller ones make it into the aquarium trade very often. The smaller species mostly feed on crustaceans, but C. subducens mainly feeds on fishes as an adult - juveniles mostly feed on crustaceans.

Tony

 

[Jkm2187]

Lol and petco was selling this as a common moray eel.