#longfin eels

[anabantoidei]

I went for a hike and found some wet puppies. Very cute but keep your dogs on a leash ffs

[anguilliforme]

Have you ever seen an eel irl? Don't they have funny little teeth?

my eel brain actually started with me volunteering to assist on an eel feed at the pūkaha wildlife centre. knee-deep in large, writhing beasts trying to get at the food in my hands, i fell in love.

you're right, the longfin eels teeth are so small! you've got to look really close because it kinda looks like it's just a rough texture:

but that isn't the only type of eel teeth! Viper eels have a pretty iconic set of teeth

they feed on slippery critters so need some good grippers, while a moray like the snowflake eel which eats more crustaceans will have flatter teeth for crushing:

snipe eels have backwards facing teeth! you might have to squint to see these because theyre so tiny, but they function similar to a pythons- once you get in it'll be incredibly damaging to get out!

[dailyeel-blog]

Two longfin eels

[dailyeel-blog]

Longfin eels