Heteroconger congroides is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] 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).[2]
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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. congroides
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| Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928)
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heteroconger congroides". FishBase. September 2024 version.
- ^ 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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