Heteroconger congroides

Heteroconger congroides is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, deepwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Kamaran Islands in Yemen, in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known only from larvae, which are known from a depth of 522 m (1,713 ft).[2]

Heteroconger congroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Congridae
Genus:
Heteroconger
Species:
H. congroides
Binomial name
Heteroconger congroides
(D'Ancona, 1928)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocephalus congroides D'Ancona, 1928

References
  1. Synonyms of Heteroconger congroides at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Heteroconger congroides at www.fishbase.org.
  3. D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.


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