White-ring garden eel
📖 Overview
White-ring garden eel (Heteroconger canabus), first described by Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974 is a large fish in the family Congridae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 80.00 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
: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-ring garden eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 20 m . Tropical; 24°N - 8°N Central Pacific: Gulf of California and Costa Rica.
🌿 Ecology
zooplankton suspended in the water column (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 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 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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