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Series
The Conger
& Garden Eels,
Family Congridae
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By Bob Fenner |
Conger triporiceps |
Three families, 32 genera of about 150 species. The smaller Garden Eels are
current "darlings" of many public aquariums... who have the size
systems (large), depth of soft substrate (deep), culture facilities for live
zooplankton food and filtration, personnel to fight the effects of over-feeding.
| Conger cinereus
Ruppell 1830, the Mustache
Conger. Indo-Pacific. To four
feet in length. Found
in holes in rocky caves near
the bottom. Looks like a sea monster, but is a
gentle giant. Hawaii pic during the day. |
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| Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958, the Many-tooth
Conger. Western Atlantic; Florida to Brazil. To a meter in length. Found
in association with rocky, coral bottoms. Bahamas pic at night. |
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| Heteroconger longissimus Gunther 1870, Garden Eels.
Tropical Eastern and Western Atlantic. To 51 cm. Found living in colonies
near reefs in the sand in which they burrow, retreat. Feed on plankton and
detritus. |
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| Taenioconger digueti (Pellegrin 1923), Pale Green
Eel. Eastern Central Pacific; Sea of Cortez to Jalisco, Mexico. To 63 cm.,
Live in the sand in large colonies. feeding on suspended zooplankton.
Birch Aquarium photo. |
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