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Heteroconger
''Heteroconger'' is a genus of marine congrid eels. These small, slender garden eels live in groups where each individual has its own burrow. Usually, only the head and front half of the body is visible. The greatest species richness is in the Indo-Pacific, but species are also found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic (including the Caribbean) and the eastern Pacific. Its name relates to how a huge colony of the eels looks swaying in the current. The garden eel is roughly 40 cm (16 in) long. The eel has large eyes compared to its body, and a weak sense of smell because of its tiny nostrils. It is timid around other animals and people, but slightly aggressive towards other males of its species. If it feels threatened, it retreats into its burrow and closes it with a mucus block so the predator cannot dig into its home. It has a gland in its tail that secretes a sticky substance that keeps the burrow from falling in on itself and burying the garden eel in sand. Scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden Eel
The garden eels are the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae. The majority of garden eels live in the Indo-Pacific, but species are also found in warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean (including the Caribbean) and East Pacific. These small eels live in burrows on the sea floor and get their name from their practice of poking their heads from their burrows while most of their bodies remain hidden. Since they tend to live in groups, the many eel heads "growing" from the sea floor resemble the plants in a garden. They vary greatly in colour depending on the exact species involved. The largest species reaches about in length, but most species do not surpass . Garden eel colonies can grow as large as one acre in surface area. Species Based on FishBase, about 10 species of garden eels are in two genera: * '' Gorgasia'' ** Barnes' garden eel B. H. Robison & Lancraft, 1984 ** '' Gorgasia cotroneii'' ( D'Ancona, 1928) ** Galzin's garden eel, ''Gorgasia galzini' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Digueti
The pale green eel (''Heteroconger digueti''), also known as the pale garden eel or the Cortez garden eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Heteroconger digueti'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1923, originally under the genus ''Taenioconger''.Pellegrin, J., 1923 ''Sur un poisson apode nouveau du golfe de Californie et sa biologie.'' Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences v. 177: 789-790. It is a nonmigratory [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Canabus
The white-ring garden eel (''Heteroconger canabus''), also known as the Cape garden eel in Mexico, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Heteroconger canabus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Garry I. McTaggart-Cowan and Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt in 1974, originally under the genus '' Taenioconger''.Cowan, G. I. M. and R. H. Rosenblatt, 1974 (28 Mar.) ef. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Camelopardalis
''Heteroconger camelopardalis'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Heteroconger camelopardalis'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Hugh Roger Lubbock in 1980.Lubbock, R., 1980 (Sept.) ef. 8694''The shore fishes of Ascension Island.'' Journal of Fish Biology v. 17 (no. 3): 283-303. It is a non-migratory , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Enigmaticus
The enigma garden eel at www.fishbase.org. (''Heteroconger enigmaticus'') is an eel in the family (conger/garden eels).''Heteroconger enigmaticus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotted Garden Eel
The spotted garden eel (''Heteroconger hassi'') is a heteroconger belonging to the family (biology), family Congridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific. Description The spotted garden eel is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of . Its body is anguiform (eel-like): long, thin, with a circular cross-section ( in average diameter) and a head of the same diameter as the body. The head appears shortened because the large mouth is close to the also large eyes. Nostrils are small and positioned in the center of the upper lip. The body is white and covered with many small black spots. The spotted garden eel has three larger distinctive black spots; the first identifies the gills opening and the position of the tiny pectoral fins, the second is located in the central part of the body and the third one surrounds the anus. Juveniles have a very thin black body. Distribution and habitat The spotted garden eel is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Hassi
The spotted garden eel (''Heteroconger hassi'') is a heteroconger belonging to the family Congridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific. Description The spotted garden eel is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of . Its body is anguiform (eel-like): long, thin, with a circular cross-section ( in average diameter) and a head of the same diameter as the body. The head appears shortened because the large mouth is close to the also large eyes. Nostrils are small and positioned in the center of the upper lip. The body is white and covered with many small black spots. The spotted garden eel has three larger distinctive black spots; the first identifies the gills opening and the position of the tiny pectoral fins, the second is located in the central part of the body and the third one surrounds the anus. Juveniles have a very thin black body. Distribution and habitat The spotted garden eel is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Balteatus
''Heteroconger balteatus'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Heteroconger balteatus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and in 1999.Castle, P. H. J. and J. E. Randall, 1999 (Sept.) ''Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species.'' Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 30: 1-52, Pls. I-II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Chapmani
''Heteroconger chapmani'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Heteroconger chapmani'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1923.Herre, A. W. C. T., 1923 (8 Aug.) ''A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago.'' Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11. It is a marine, |
Heteroconger Congroides
''Heteroconger congroides'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Heteroconger congroides'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1928, originally under the genus ''''.D'Ancona, U., 1928 ''Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteroconger Cobra
''Heteroconger cobra'', sometimes known as the cobra garden eel, is a species of garden eel of the family Congridae, found in the western Central Pacific from Honiara, the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its ca ... to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. They occur in colonies, on sloping sand bottoms. They are known to be very frightened of humans. When they are spotted, these eels dart back into the holes in which they live. References * cobra Fish described in 1981 Taxa named by James Erwin Böhlke Taxa named by John Ernest Randall {{Anguilliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congrid
The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family includes over 180 species in 32 genera. The European conger, ''Conger conger'', is the largest of the family and of the Anguilliformes order that includes it; it has been recorded at up to in length and weighing . Congrids are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas around the world. Clear distinguishing features among congrids are few; they all lack scales, and most possess s. They feed on crustaceans and small fish, and unlike som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |