Black garden eel
| Black garden eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. perissodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger perissodon | |
The black garden eel (Heteroconger perissodon) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1][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 and eastern Indian Ocean, including Ambon (Indonesia), Negros (Philippines), and the Andaman Islands (India). It dwells at a depth range of 1–35 m.[1][2] 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 (21.1 in).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Heteroconger perissodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199091A2557993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199091A2557993.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Heteroconger perissodon" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Böhlke, James E.; Randall, John E. (1981). "Four new garden eels (Congridae, Heterocongrinae) from the Pacific and Indian oceans". Bulletin of Marine Science. 31 (2): 366–382.
External links[edit]
- Photos of Black garden eel on Sealife Collection
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