''Kenyaconger heemstrai'' is a species of

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

in the family Congridae. It is the only member of the genus ''Kenyaconger''. It is only found in the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

off the coast of

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

at a depth of 275 meters.

References

* Bathymyrinae Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Endemic fauna of Kenya Taxa named by David G. Smith Taxa named by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya Fish described in 2003 {{Anguilliformes-stub