Mimic garden eel

The mimic garden eel (Heteroconger pellegrini), also known as the speckled garden eel, is a species of garden eel from the East Pacific. This fish is found at depths of 5–30 m (16–98 ft) from Baja California to Panama.[2]

Mimic garden eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Congridae
Subfamily:
Heterocongrinae
Genus:
Heteroconger
Species:
H. pellegrini
Binomial name
Heteroconger pellegrini
Castle, 1999[1]

It reaches 63 cm (25 in) in length.[2] Like other garden eels, it is found in groups in sandy areas. Typically, only its head and upper part of the body protrudes from the sand, and it will retreat entirely if approached by large fish or divers. They feed on zooplankton.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Heteroconger pellegrini" in FishBase. July 2012 version.
  2. Robertson, D. R., and Allen, G. R. (2008). Heteroconger pellegrini. Shorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific online information system. Version 1.0. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá. Accessed 3 July 2012.


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