Obscure garden eel
| Obscure garden eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger obscurus (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The obscure garden eel[2] (Heteroconger obscurus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz and Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt in 1959, originally under the genus Xarifania.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Indian Ocean, including the Nicobar Islands in India, and Andaman Island. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 15 m (49 ft), and inhabits silty sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.6 cm (13.2 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Klausewitz, W. and I. Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959 (1 Sept.) [ref. 2616] Neue Röhrenaale von den Maldiven und Nikobaren (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 40 (nos 3/4): 135-153.
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