Enigma garden eel

The enigma garden eel[2] (Heteroconger enigmaticus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John Ernest Randall in 1999.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It dwells at a depth range of 3 to 25 m (9.8 to 82.0 ft), and inhabits regions with dark, silty sand and seagrass of the genus Holiphila. Males can reach a maximum total length of 43.7 cm (17.2 in; 1.43 ft), while females can reach 41.6 cm (16.4 in; 1.36 ft).[3]

Enigma garden eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Heteroconger
Species:
H. enigmaticus
Binomial name
Heteroconger enigmaticus
Castle & J. E. Randall, 1999

Enigma garden eels are harmless to humans and are medium to dark brown in colour.

Etymology

The scientific name, Heteroconger Enigmaticus, derives from the Greek 'ἕτερος' (heteros), meaning 'other' and the Latin 'conger', meaning 'conger.'[3] Enigmaticus is derived from the Greek 'αινιγματικός' (enigmatikós), meaning 'enigmatic.'

References
  1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Heteroconger enigmaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199060A2554716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199060A2554716.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. Common names of Heteroconger enigmaticus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Heteroconger enigmaticus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Castle, P. H. J. and J. E. Randall, 1999 (Sept.) [ref. 24042] Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 30: 1-52, Pls. I-III.


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