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Heteroconger congroides
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Heteroconger
Species:	H. congroides
Binomial name
Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928)
Synonyms
Leptocephalus congroides D'Ancona, 1928

Heteroconger congroides is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, deepwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Kamaran Islands in Yemen, in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known only from larvae, which are known from a depth of 522 m (1,710 ft).

References

1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Leptocephalus congroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199412A2592742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199412A2592742.en. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroconger congroides". FishBase. September 2024 version.
3. D'Ancona, U. (1928). Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24 (in Italian). Vol. 146. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano.

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