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Heteroconger fugax Koeda, Fujii & Motomura, 2018

Shy garden eel
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Underwater photos taken off northern Mindoro I. at 10 m (KPM-NR 88296) (Ref. 121479
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koeda, K., T. Fujii and H. Motomura, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Heteroconger: Greek, heteros = other + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335);  fugax: Name means 'shy' in Greek, referring to their bashful nature (withdrawing rapidly into their burrow)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 32 m (Ref. 121479).   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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