Obscure garden eel

Obscure garden eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Heteroconger
Species: H. obscurus
Binomial name
Heteroconger obscurus
(Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
Synonyms[1]
  • Xarifania obscura Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959

The obscure garden eel[2] (Heteroconger obscurus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz and Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt in 1959, originally under the genus Xarifania.[4] 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).[3]

References

  1. Synonyms of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 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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