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Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall, 1981 Garden eel |
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photo by
Randall, J.E. |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Heterocongrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 36 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Honiara, Solomon Islands and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 196-204. Description: Characterized by light grey overall color; body and posterior of head in densely covered with small brown spots; large black saddle on head enclosing u-shaped white marking; pair of widely spaced black saddles with white center bar on anterior body; origin of dorsal fin slightly anterior to gill opening; proposal length 4.7-6.7% of TL; prenatal length 33.6-39.1% of TL; depth of body at gill opening 1.4-1.9% of TL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in colony, on sloping sand bottom (Ref. 33408). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 November 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||