The BEARDED CUSK EEL (called palahoana)
looks like a cross between a catfish and an eel with its eel-like body and the
white sensory barbels on its snout and chin.
The anal and dorsal fins
have a thin white border and are continuous with the tail fin, which comes to a
point. It's a nocturnal eel, rarely found swimming in the open.
When night divers shine a light on it, it immediately retreats to its hole or
crevice.
It can grow to be 24" long, but most are only approximately
12" long.
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