Black garden eel
The black garden eel[1] (Heteroconger perissodon) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and John Ernest Randall in 1981.[3] It is a tropical, nonmigratory marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Ambon, Indonesia, and Negros, Philippines. It dwells at a depth range of 1–35 m. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and inhabits sand or mud, living solitary or in colonies. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53.7 cm.[2]
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| Species: | H. perissodon |
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| Heteroconger perissodon Böhlke & Randall, 1981 | |
References
- Common names for Heteroconger perissodon at www.fishbase.org.
- Heteroconger perissodon at www.fishbase.org.
- Böhlke, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 1981 [ref. 8631] Four new garden eels (Congridae, Heterocongrinae) from the Pacific and Indian oceans. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 31 (no. 2): 366–382.
External links
- Photos of Black garden eel on Sealife Collection
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