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]
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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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| Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923)
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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]
References edit
- ^ McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Lea, B. (2010). "Heteroconger digueti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183554A8133979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183554A8133979.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Synonyms of Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Heteroconger digueti Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Pellegrin, J., 1923 [ref. 15423] Sur un poisson apode nouveau du golfe de Californie et sa biologie. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences v. 177: 789-790.
- ^ Food items reported for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Heteroconger digueti at the IUCN redlist.
External links edit
- Photos of Pale green eel on Sealife Collection
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