Eels
Garden Eels
(Heteroconger sp.)
Classification
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Subclass |
Order |
Suborder |
Family |
| ACTINOPTERYGII |
TELEOSTEI |
ANGUILIFORMES |
CONGROIDEI |
CONGRIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Heteroconger sp. (BLEEKER, 1868) |
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Description:
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Garden eels are common inhabitants of sand-rubble areas and live in colonies. The group contains 35 Species worldwide in 2 genera. They have very different shape of the mouth and colour patterns.
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Species of Garden Eels:
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Gorgasia Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
Gorgasia barnesi Robison & Lancraft, 1984
Gorgasia cotroneii D'Ancona, 1928
Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999
Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall & Chess, 1980
Gorgasia inferomaculata Blache, 1977
Gorgasia japonica Abe, Miki & Asai, 1977
Gorgasia klausewitzi Quéro & Saldanha, 1995
Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
Gorgasia naeocepaea Böhlke, 1951
Gorgasia naeocepaeus Böhlke, 1951
Gorgasia obtusa Garman, 1899
Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981
Gorgasia punctata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
Red Sea Garden Eel (Gorgasia sillneri) Klausewitz, 1962
Gorgasia taiwanensis Shao, 1990
Gorgasia thamani Greenfield & Niesz, 2004
Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868
Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall, 1999
Heteroconger camelopardalis Lubbock, 1980
Heteroconger canabus Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974
Heteroconger chapmani Herre, 1923
Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall, 1981
Heteroconger digueti Pellegrin, 1923
Heteroconger enigmaticus Castle & Randall, 1999
Heteroconger hassi Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
Heteroconger klausewitzi Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Köster, 1983
Heteroconger lentiginosus Böhlke & Randall, 1981
Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870
Heteroconger luteolus Smith, 1989
Heteroconger obscurus Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
Heteroconger pellegrini Castle, 1999
Black Garden Eel (Heteroconger perissodon) Böhlke & Randall, 1981
Striped Garden Eel (Heteroconger polyzona) Bleeker, 1868
Taylors Garden Eel (Heteroconger taylori) Castle & Randall, 1995
Heteroconger tomberua Castle & Randall, 1999
Heteroconger tricia Castle & Randall, 1999
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