eel teeth?

[FisherCat]

Totally random question spurred by my dad (who has dived) freaking out when I told him I bought an eel which grows to 3 feet.

Freshwater spiny eels don't have teeth teeth (remembers previous snakehead) right? Just those inner throat teeth plates?


Thanks

 

[jclyde13]

If they do have teeth, they are extremely small, because my eel bites me (on accident) all the time and it doesn't hurt. Though it scares the crap out of me when I'm not expecting it.

 

[akskirmish]

Yes they have teeth-
They have very fine teeth to cath their prey...I got a nice macro shot of my 3 foot+ eel's teeth-

I'll see if I can dig it up sometime and post the pics....