Japanese eel catfish

Japanese eel catfish

Juveniles produce "gonzui balls".

Characteristics

At first glance, it looks like a tadpole. It has a dark brown body with yellow vertical lines. There are 4 to 8 beards around the mouth. It has poisonous pectoral and dorsal fins that cause severe pain when stung.

Gonzui ball

Juveniles and similar-sized gonzoi form spherical shoals. This is called "Gonzui ball". I often see gonzui in gonzui ball state.

Picture of Japanese eel catfish

Ecology

They live in groups on rocky reefs and tidal pools. It eats organisms near the seabed. Juvenile fish are often seen in the daytime, but adults have the impression that they often live in the shade of rocks.

Habitat

Miura Peninsula Arasaki

When you're in Arasaki, you'll often see Gonzui balls even if you're not looking for them. Juveniles vary in size, but groups of small individuals sometimes swim in tidal pools.

Niijima Maehama

Juvenile snails were also spotted here and there, but adult fish were swarming in the darkness under the pier.

Pictures

Introducing a picture of Japanese eel catfish.

Picture of Japanese eel catfish1|Beard around my mouth.
Beard around my mouth.
Picture of Japanese eel catfish2|Yellow vertical line.
Yellow vertical line.
Picture of Japanese eel catfish3|Making gonzui balls near the seabed.
Making gonzui balls near the seabed.
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