Pale green eel
| Pale green eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. digueti |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The pale green eel (Heteroconger digueti), also known as the pale garden eel or the Cortez garden eel,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Jacques Pellegrin in 1923, originally under the genus Taenioconger.[4] It is a nonmigratory marine, deepwater-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Gulf of California and Mexico. It dwells at a depth of 230 to 275 m (755 to 902 ft) and inhabits sandy sediments near reefs in large colonies. Males can reach a maximum total length of 63 cm (25 in).[3]
The pale green eel's diet consists of zooplankton.[5] Despite its restricted range, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern due to its common local occurrence, and the lack of known major threats.[6]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Pellegrin, J., 1923 [ref. 15423] Sur un poisson apode nouveau du golfe de Californie et sa biologie. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences v. 177: 789-790.
- ↑ Food items reported for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Heteroconger digueti at the IUCN redlist.