Shrimp eels come out at night along Texas Coast, officials say These eels are totally harmless Shrimp eel spotted in Galveston, Texas. (Kyle Banowsky, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department)
GALVESTON, Texas – Did you know there are animals known as shrimp eels and that they’re actually super common along the Texas coast?
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shared a photo of a shrimp eel on Wednesday and said the little guy was spotted in Galveston.
“Shrimp eels are common along the entire Texas coast, and are found from the Carolinas to Brazil, and the Gulf of Mexico,” TWPD Science Director for Coastal Fisheries Mark Fisher told KSAT.
Don’t worry, Fisher said these eels are harmless. He also told KSAT that shrimp eels are nighttime predators and stay buried during the day, emerging at night to hunt small crustaceans and fish.
“They are prey items for several game fish,” said Fisher. “Several fishing lures have been created to mimic them, like the Norton sand eel .”
The state record for the biggest shrimp eel caught with a rod and reel was set in 1990, according to TPWD. The eel weighed 0.69 pounds and measured just more than 2 feet in length.
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