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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Obscure garden eel

Heteroconger obscurus Eibesfeldt, 1959
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Max Length
33.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Obscure garden eel (Heteroconger obscurus), first described by Eibesfeldt, 1959 is a medium-sized fish in the family Congridae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 33.60 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 Least Concern.

Scientific Name
Heteroconger obscurus
Authority
Eibesfeldt, 1959
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
33.6 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Vertebrae: 144. : eel-like; Cross section: circular.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Obscure garden eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 15 m . Tropical recorded from Andaman Is.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
33.6cm
Vertebrae
144

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Eibesfeldt, 1959

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