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Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Garden eel
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Garden eel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Milne Bay area and Bootless Bay (Port Moresby).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Kobra-uruangerjas, Úhořovec guadalcanalský, 多椎异康吉鳗, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Heteroconger: Greek, heteros = other + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Böhlke & Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 30 - 36 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Central Pacific: Honiara, Solomon Islands and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 90102)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Ryggkotor: 196 - 204.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in colony, on sloping sand bottom (Ref. 33408).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p. (Ref. 6993)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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