Heteroconger cobra
Heteroconger cobra, sometimes known as the cobra garden eel, is a species of garden eel of the family Congridae, found in the western Central Pacific from Honiara, the Solomon Islands to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
| Heteroconger cobra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Heteroconger |
| Species: | H. cobra |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroconger cobra J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1981 | |
They occur in colonies, on sloping sand bottoms. They are known to be very frightened of humans. When they are spotted, these eels dart back into the holes in which they live.
References
- Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Heteroconger cobra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199075A2556124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199075A2556124.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Heteroconger cobra" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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