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Heteroconger digueti
Heteroconger digueti
Cortez Garden Eel
Photographer: Joseph Dougherty

ID: 0000 0000 0206 0041 (2006-02-02)

Copyright © 2006 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

 
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  • date of photo  2005
  • this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected
  • photo location   Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA
  • animal's place of origin   Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) (Mexico)
  • family CONGRIDAE
  • notes   Forms big colonies on sandy bottom near reefs. Feeds on zooplankton suspended in the water column.
  • contributor's ID #  2005_12_06_JD_0024a Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923)
  • photo category: Animal - Fish

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Cortez Garden Eel, Anguila Jardín del Cortés, Pale Green Eel, Pale Garden Eel, Varga Descolorida, Congrio Descolorido, Congrio de Cortés (photographer)
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