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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Negros, Dumaguete, BPBM 22180 (Ref. 33408). Also Ref. 90102.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall, 1999
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
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Common names from other countries

Banded garden eel, Sebra-uruangerjas, 横带异康吉鳗, ... more

Main reference

Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall. 1999. (Ref. 33408)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 34.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33408)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 10 m (Ref. 90102)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 437-444; Anal soft rays: 293 - 324; Vertebrae: 153 - 159. Body with zebra-like barring; body diameter about 15 mm (Ref. 48635).

Occurs in shallow water. Burrows of individuals are in pairs, approximately 8 inches apart; with neighboring pairs at least 3-4 times greater apart from each other. Usually in moderate sized aggregations that appear during current runs (Ref. 48635). Usually in colonies on sand bottoms near reefs, sheltered bays and coastal sand slopes (Ref 90102).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker, 1868