Obscure garden eel

Heteroconger obscurus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Heteroconger obscurus, the obscure garden eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz and Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt in 1959, originally under the genus Xarifania. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern Indian Ocean, including the Nicobar Islands in India, and Andaman Island.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Heteroconger
Maximum length: 33.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Nicobar Islands (India). Also recorded from Andaman Is. (Ref. 087596 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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