Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923)
Cortez garden eel
Heteroconger digueti
photo by Allen, G.R.

Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Heterocongrinae
Max. size:  63 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 230 - 275 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Jalisco, Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Forms big colonies on sandy bottom near reefs (Ref. 37955). Feeds on zooplankton suspended in the water column (Ref. 37955).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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