Zebra garden eel

The zebra garden eel (Heteroconger polyzona, also known as the banded garden eel[1]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1868.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Vanuatu. It inhabits shallow waters at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3.3 to 32.8 ft), and forms burrows in colonies of moderate size on sand sediments in bays, slopes and reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 34.7 cm (13.7 in; 1.14 ft).[2]

Zebra garden eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Congridae
Genus:
Heteroconger
Species:
H. polyzona
Binomial name
Heteroconger polyzona
Bleeker, 1868

References
  1. Common names for Heteroconger polyzona at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Heteroconger polyzona at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Bleeker, P., 1868 [ref. 425] Description de trois espèces inédites des poissons des îles d'Amboine et de Waigiou. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 2: 331-335, 1 pl.


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