Heteroconger obscurus
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| Heteroconger obscurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. obscurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger obscurus (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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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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- ^ Synonyms of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Heteroconger obscurus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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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