Yellow garden eel
| Yellow garden eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. luteolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger luteolus Smith, 1989 | |
The yellow garden eel[1] (Heteroconger luteolus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith in 1989.[3] It is a non-migratory marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Mexico, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 33 metres (108 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Heteroconger luteolus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heteroconger luteolus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Smith, D. G., 1989 [ref. 13285] [Various eel families] In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).