Giant Mottled Eel Habitat (Wakayama)

オオウナギ生息地 · Oounagiseisokuchi

Designated by: National / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: March 7, 1923
Location: 和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町・上富田町・田辺市
Prefectures: Wakayama
Scientific name: Anguilla marmorata

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Giant Mottled Eel

The giant mottled eel is a large, blotch-patterned eel living in rivers and spring-fed waters of warmer regions. It hides in rock crevices by day and hunts crustaceans and fish at night. Sites in Wakayama, Tokushima, Ehime and Nagasaki prefectures are designated Natural Monuments, valued as populations near the northern edge of the species' range.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Giant Mottled Eel Habitat (Wakayama) is a National Natural Monument of Japan (和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町・上富田町・田辺市). The giant mottled eel is a large,…

The designated site is in 和歌山県西牟婁郡白浜町・上富田町・田辺市.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.