Tar Eel

 | Property | Value | |---|---|+| Image | ![Tar Eel](Tar Eel.png) |+| Attitude | Aggressive | | Type | Mobile |  -![Tar Eel](Tar Eel.png)+The **Tar Eel** is an unimplemented, aggressive lifeform that is expected to be added in the EA2 update. Currently, it can only be seen through the use of mods.  -The **Tar Eel** is an unimplemented lifeform that can currently only be seen through the use of mods.-  ## Appearance   The Tar Eel's skin seems to shift constantly, as if to mimic the appearance of tar.   ## Behavior  -The Tar Eel currently does not move. It sways slightly while stationary.+The Tar Eel swims just beneath the surface of tar lakes, causing a noticeable ripple effect. Depending on the distance from the player, it will attack in two ways:  +*   **Long Range**: When the player is far away, the eel will spit tar at them.+*   **Close Range**: When the player is close, it will rear up and bite them.+  ## Gallery  -![An early placeholder model of the Tar Eel in water.](Tar Eel Ingame.png)+![An early placeholder model of the Tar Eel in water.](Tar Eel Ingame.png)+ +## Trivia+ +*   The Tar Eel was first seen in [Subnautica 2 | Dev Vlog - Swimming Forward](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnnucBrqeKQ), during which a snippet of its concept art was shown.