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Heteroconger obscurus

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Heteroconger obscurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Heteroconger
Species:
H. obscurus
Binomial name
Heteroconger obscurus
Synonyms[2]
  • Xarifania obscura Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959

Heteroconger obscurus, the obscure garden eel,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz and Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt in 1959, originally under the genus Xarifania.[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Indian Ocean, including the Nicobar Islands in India, and Andaman Island. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 15 m (49 ft), and inhabits silty sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.6 cm (13.2 in; 1.10 ft).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Heteroconger obscurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199177A2566854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199177A2566854.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Klausewitz, W. and I. Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959 (1 Sept.) [ref. 2616] Neue Röhrenaale von den Maldiven und Nikobaren (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 40 (nos 3/4): 135-153.


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