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Striped eeltail catfish
Plotosus lineatus
Order Siluriformes

Adults are sometimes seen hiding under coral rubble at low tide. They may also swim in with the incoming tide. The stripes become faded on adults. Beware of the venomous spines on its fins! (Up to about 30cm)

 

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