Biology:Brown garden eel
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. longissimus
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| Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870
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The brown garden eel (Heteroconger longissimus), also known simply as the garden eel,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including Madeira, the Canary Islands, Senegal, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, the Caribbean, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Brazil . It dwells at a depth of 10–60 m, most commonly between 20 and 60 m, and leads a nonmigratory, benthic lifestyle, inhabiting reefs in colonies. They likely spawn during the warm season. The larval state of development lasts for about 6–8 months. Adult males can reach a maximum total length of 51 centimetres (20 in; 1.67 ft).[4]
The brown garden eel's diet consists primarily of detritus and plankton.[6]
References
- ↑ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Heteroconger longissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T199078A2556385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199078A2556385.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199078/2556385. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ↑ Synonyms of Heteroconger longissimus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Heteroconger longissimus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Heteroconger longissimus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.
- ↑ Food items reported for Heteroconger longissimus at www.fishbase.org.
External links
- Photos of Brown garden eel on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2916176 entry
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