Heteroconger balteatus
| Heteroconger balteatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. balteatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall, 1999 | |
Heteroconger balteatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John Ernest Randall in 1999.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a minimum depth of 46 m (151 ft), and inhabits regions of current, where it forms burrows in sand. It enters its burrows tail-first. Females can reach a maximum total length of 33.1 cm (13.0 in).[1]
The species epithet balteatus refers to the white "belt" on the trunk of the eel.[1] Its diet consists of zooplankton.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Heteroconger balteatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Castle, P. H. J. and J. E. Randall, 1999 (Sept.) [ref. 24042] Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 30: 1-52, Pls. I-III.
- ↑ Food items reported for Heteroconger balteatus at www.fishbase.org.
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