Heteroconger congroides explained

Heteroconger congroides is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[2] It is a marine, deepwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Kamaran Islands in Yemen, in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known only from larvae, which are known from a depth of 522m (1,713feet).[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Heteroconger-congroides.html Heteroconger congroides
  2. D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.

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