Heteroconger balteatus
| Heteroconger balteatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. balteatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall, 1999 | |
Heteroconger balteatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John Ernest Randall in 1999.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a minimum depth of 46 m (151 ft), and inhabits regions of current, where it forms burrows in sand. It enters its burrows tail-first. Females can reach a maximum total length of 33.1 cm (13.0 in; 1.09 ft).[2]
The species epithet balteatus refers to the white "belt" on the trunk of the eel.[2] Its diet consists of zooplankton.[4]
References
- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Heteroconger balteatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199416A2593041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199416A2593041.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Heteroconger balteatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Castle, P. H. J. and J. E. Randall, 1999 (Sept.) [ref. 24042] Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 30: 1-52, Pls. I-III.
- ^ Food items reported for Heteroconger balteatus at www.fishbase.org.