Spotted garden-eel (Heteroconger hassi)

Scientific name: Heteroconger hassi Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959

Spotted garden-eel (Heteroconger hassi)

The Spotted garden-eel (Heteroconger hassi) is a marine fish of the family Congridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 163 - 177. Variable but usually two large black spots are obvious; body diameter to about 14 mm. Anterior nostrils included in continuous free labial flange. Pectoral fins minute. Total vertebrae 163-177, anal origin below vertebra 59-66.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Heteroconger hassi
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
7–45 m (23–148 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 7 - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and the Ogasawara islands, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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