Enigma garden eel
| Enigma garden eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. enigmaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger enigmaticus Castle & Randall, 1999 | |
The enigma garden eel[1] (Heteroconger enigmaticus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John Ernest Randall in 1999.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 25 m (9.8 to 82.0 ft), and inhabits regions with dark, silty sand and seagrass of the genus Holiphila. Males can reach a maximum total length of 43.7 cm (17.2 in), while females can reach 41.6 cm (16.4 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names of Heteroconger enigmaticus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Heteroconger enigmaticus 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.
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