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Noun
1. spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)Usually written using kana alone
Wikipedia definition
2. Spotted garden eelThe spotted garden eel, Heteroconger hassi, is a conger of the family Congridae, found in Indo-Pacific oceans at depths of between 7 and 45 m. Length is up to 60 cm, and the body diameter is up to about 14 mm. The species live in abundant colonies of up to a few thousand, on sandy burrows close to corals and reefs. They point their mouths towards the underwater current in order to catch drifting zooplankton.
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Other forms
珍穴子 【ちんあなご】チンアナゴ
Notes
狆穴子: Rarely-used kanji form. 珍穴子: Rarely-used kanji form.

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