Heteroconger Balteatus
📖 Overview
Heteroconger Balteatus (Heteroconger balteatus), first described by Castle & Randall, 1999 is a medium-sized fish in the family Congridae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 33.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 158 - 161. Diagnostic features: Body with discrete, round to oval, orange spots, smaller and many anteriorly, larger and in a single row above and below the lateral line farther back; a distinct, oblique, white patch free of spots about 1/3 of the way along the trunk; pre-anal pores and vertebrae, 52-56; head length 15-18% of snout to anus length;: eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Heteroconger Balteatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 46 - ? m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.
🌿 Ecology
zooplankton, in regions of current (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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