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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

White-ring garden eel

Heteroconger canabus Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974
Max Length
80 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
46.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for White-ring garden eel is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Heteroconger canabus
Authority
Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
80 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
46.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for White-ring garden eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for White-ring garden eel is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for White-ring garden eel is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 20 m . Tropical; 24°N - 8°N Central Pacific: Gulf of California and Costa Rica.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.4±0.45
Food Items

zooplankton suspended in the water column (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
80cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2007

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
46.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Cape garden eel · White-ring Garden Eel
🌍CES úhořovec mexický
🇵🇹Portuguese Enguia-de-jardim-da-Baja-Califórnia
🇪🇸Spanish Anguila de Jardín del Cabo · Anguila Jardín del Cabo · Congrio de Anillos Blancos · congrio del Cabo

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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