Norfolk Shore Eel

Alabes springeri

A tiny eel known only from Norfolk Island

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Small
Temperate fish

Norfolk Shore Eel is a marine fish associated with coastal waters. The available account notes this characteristic: A tiny eel known only from Norfolk Island.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Alabes
Maximum length: 3.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: known only from Norfolk Island.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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