The garden eels are the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae. The majority of the 36 known species of garden eels live in the Indo-Pacific, but can be found in warm ocean water worldwide.[1][2][3] These small eels live in burrows on the sea floor and get their name from the behavior of poking their heads from their burrows while most of their bodies remain hidden. Since they tend to live in groups, the many eel heads "growing" from the sea floor resemble the plants in a garden. They vary in color and size depending on the species. The largest species reaches about 120 cm (47 in) in length, but most species do not surpass 60 cm (24 in).[1][2] Garden eel colonies can grow as large as one acre in surface area and number up to several thousand individuals.[4][5]
^ abcFroese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Congridae in FishBase. July 2012 version.
^ abFroese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heterochonger in FishBase. July 2012 version.
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heterocongrinae, garden, eels, subfamily, conger, family, congridae, majority, known, species, garden, eels, live, indo, pacific, found, warm, ocean, water, worldwide, these, small, eels, live, burrows, floor, their, name, from, behavior, poking, their, heads,. The garden eels are the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae The majority of the 36 known species of garden eels live in the Indo Pacific but can be found in warm ocean water worldwide 1 2 3 These small eels live in burrows on the sea floor and get their name from the behavior of poking their heads from their burrows while most of their bodies remain hidden Since they tend to live in groups the many eel heads growing from the sea floor resemble the plants in a garden They vary in color and size depending on the species The largest species reaches about 120 cm 47 in in length but most species do not surpass 60 cm 24 in 1 2 Garden eel colonies can grow as large as one acre in surface area and number up to several thousand individuals 4 5 Garden eelsThe spotted Heteroconger hassi and striped Gorgasia preclaraScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder AnguilliformesFamily CongridaeSubfamily HeterocongrinaeGunther 1870GeneraGorgasiaHeteroconger source source source source source Garden eelsSpecies EditBased on FishBase about 10 species of garden eels are in two genera 1 6 Gorgasia Barnes garden eel B H Robison amp Lancraft 1984 Gorgasia cotroneii D Ancona 1928 Galzin s garden eel Gorgasia galzini Castle amp Randall 1999 Hawaiian garden eel Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall amp Chess 1980 Gorgasia inferomaculata Blache 1977 Pacific spaghetti eel Gorgasia japonica T Abe Miki amp Asai 1977 Klausewitz s garden eel Gorgasia klausewitzi Quero amp Saldanha 1995 Whitespotted garden eel Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz amp Eibl Eibesfeldt 1959 Freckled garden eel Gorgasia naeocepaea J E Bohlke 1951 Splendid garden eel Gorgasia preclara J E Bohlke amp Randall 1981 Dotted garden eel Gorgasia punctata Meek amp Hildebrand 1923 Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz 1962 Sharp nose garden eel Gorgasia taiwanensis K T Shao 1990 Gorgasia thamani D W Greenfield amp Niesz 2004 Heteroconger Heteroconger balteatus Castle amp Randall 1999 Heteroconger camelopardalis Lubbock 1980 White ring garden eel Heteroconger canabus G I McT Cowan amp Rosenblatt 1974 Heteroconger chapmani Herre 1923 Cobra garden eel Heteroconger cobra J E Bohlke amp Randall 1981 Heteroconger congroides D Ancona 1928 Pale green eel Heteroconger digueti Pellegrin 1923 Enigma garden eel Castle amp Randall 1999 Spotted garden eel Heteroconger hassi Klausewitz amp Eibl Eibesfeldt 1959 Galapagos garden eel Heteroconger klausewitzi Eibl Eibesfeldt amp Koster 1983 Masked garden eel Heteroconger lentiginosus J E Bohlke amp Randall 1981 Brown garden eel Heteroconger longissimus Gunther 1870 Yellow garden eel Heteroconger luteolus D G Smith 1989 Mercy s garden eel G R Allen amp Erdmann 2009 Obscure garden eel Klausewitz amp Eibl Eibesfeldt 1959 Mimic garden eel Heteroconger pellegrini Castle 1999 Black garden eel J E Bohlke amp Randall 1981 Zebra garden eel Bleeker 1868 Taylor s garden eel Castle amp Randall 1995 Heteroconger tomberua Castle amp Randall 1999 Tricia s garden eel Castle amp Randall 1999References Edit a b c Froese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2012 Species of Congridae in FishBase July 2012 version a b Froese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2012 Species of Heterochonger in FishBase July 2012 version CAS Eschmeyer s Catalog of Fishes Genera Species by Family Subfamily researcharchive calacademy org Retrieved 2023 09 13 What s the Deal With Garden Eels Ocean Conservancy 2020 06 01 Retrieved 2023 09 13 Doubilet David The Best Images from 2019 s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition Weather com TWC Product and Technology LLC Retrieved 26 October 2019 Froese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2012 Species of Heteroconger in FishBase July 2012 version nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heterocongrinae nbsp This Anguilliformes article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heterocongrinae amp oldid 1175234814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
