Pale green eel

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]

Pale green eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Heteroconger
Species:
H. digueti
Binomial name
Heteroconger digueti
(Pellegrin, 1923)
Synonyms[2]
  • Taenioconger digueti Pellegrin, 1923

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
  1. 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.
  2. Synonyms of Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Heteroconger digueti Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  5. 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.
  6. Food items reported for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org.
  7. Heteroconger digueti at the IUCN redlist.


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