Mediterranean Sand Eel

Look for an elongated body emerging from reef holes or moving with a smooth, ribbon-like wave.

Often territorial around a chosen crevice, it watches passing divers and emerges farther when hunting after dark.

A flexible body lets it hunt deep inside cracks that most reef predators cannot enter.

Remain outside the shelter, keep fingers clear and use a steady light rather than pushing a camera into the opening.

It is the only species of this family in the Mediterranean Sea.

Inspect reef cracks, wreck openings, rocky ledges and rubble fields, particularly during dusk and night dives.