The black garden eel[2] (Heteroconger perissodon) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and John Ernest Randall in 1981.[4] It is a tropical, nonmigratory marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Ambon, Indonesia, and Negros, Philippines. It dwells at a depth range of 1–35 m. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and inhabits sand or mud, living solitary or in colonies. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53.7 cm.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. perissodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger perissodon Böhlke & Randall, 1981
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References edit
- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Heteroconger perissodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199091A2557993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199091A2557993.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Common names for Heteroconger perissodon[permanent dead link] at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Heteroconger perissodon at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Böhlke, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 1981 [ref. 8631] Four new garden eels (Congridae, Heterocongrinae) from the Pacific and Indian oceans. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 31 (no. 2): 366–382.
External links edit
- Photos of Black garden eel on Sealife Collection
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