Yellow garden eel
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| Yellow garden eel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. luteolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger luteolus Smith, 1989
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The yellow garden eel[2] (Heteroconger luteolus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David G. Smith in 1989.[4] It is a nonmigratory marine, tropical eel which is endemic to waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is known from the both sides of Florida, from the Gulf of Mexico to the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 33 m (108 ft).[3]
References
- ^ Smith, D.G. (2015). "Heteroconger luteolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199198A2568710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199198A2568710.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Common names for Heteroconger luteolus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b 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).
External links
- Photos of Yellow garden eel on Sealife CollectionError: "Q2081652" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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