White-ring garden eel (Heteroconger canabus)

Scientific name: Heteroconger canabus Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974

White-ring garden eel (Heteroconger canabus)

The White-ring garden eel (Heteroconger canabus) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California and Costa Rica.

Biology

Forms big colonies on sandy areas near reefs. Feeds on zooplankton suspended in the water column.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Heteroconger canabus
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Depth range
20 m (66 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California and Costa Rica.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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