Pale green eel | |
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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. digueti
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Binomial name | |
Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The pale green eel (Heteroconger digueti), also known as the pale garden eel or the Cortez garden eel, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Jacques Pellegrin in 1923, originally under the genus Taenioconger. [5] It is a nonmigratory marine, deepwater-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Gulf of California and Mexico. It dwells at a depth of 230 to 275 m (755 to 902 ft) and inhabits sandy sediments near reefs in large colonies. Males can reach a maximum total length of 63 cm (25 in; 2.07 ft). [4]
The pale green eel's diet consists of zooplankton. [6] Despite its restricted range, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern due to its common local occurrence, and the lack of known major threats. [7]