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Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Heterocongrinae


(See list of species below)


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37 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 121 cm TL
Gorgasia barnesi Robison & Lancraft, 1984

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Gorgasia barnesi
[Barnes' garden eel]
No picture found
 
Gorgasia cotroneii
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gorgasia galzini
[Speckled garden-eel]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 59.8 cm SL
Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall & Chess, 1980

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Gorgasia hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian garden eel]
No picture found
 
Gorgasia inferomaculata
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest and Southwest P
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Gorgasia japonica Abe, Miki & Asai, 1977

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Gorgasia japonica
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75.1 cm TL
Gorgasia klausewitzi Quéro & Saldanha, 1995

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gorgasia klausewitzi
[Klausewitz' garden eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gorgasia maculata
[Whitespotted garden eel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Gorgasia naeocepaea (Böhlke, 1951)

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Gorgasia naeocepaea
[Freckled garden eel]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Gorgasia preclara
[Splendid garden eel]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Gorgasia punctata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923

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Gorgasia punctata
[Peppered garden eel]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 83.8 cm TL
Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz, 1962

Photo by Photo by Khalaf, M.A.
 
Gorgasia sillneri
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 74.1 cm TL
Gorgasia taiwanensis Shao, 1990

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Gorgasia taiwanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 118.6 cm TL
 
Gorgasia thamani
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33.1 cm TL
Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall, 1999

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heteroconger balteatus
[]

Photo by Sampaio, C.L.S.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 50.1 cm TL
Heteroconger camelopardalis (Lubbock, 1980)

Photo by Photo by Sampaio, C.L.S.
 
Heteroconger camelopardalis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Heteroconger canabus (Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974)

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Heteroconger canabus
[White-ring garden eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Heteroconger chapmani
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heteroconger cobra
[Garden eel]
No picture found
 
Heteroconger congroides
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923)

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Heteroconger digueti
[Cortez garden eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.7 cm TL
Heteroconger enigmaticus Castle & Randall, 1999

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heteroconger enigmaticus
[Enigma garden eel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 72.9 cm TL
Heteroconger fugax Koeda, Fujii & Motomura, 2018

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heteroconger fugax
[Shy garden eel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 44.2 cm TL
Heteroconger guttatus Allen, Erdmann & Mongdong, 2020

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heteroconger guttatus
[Spotted garden eel]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Heteroconger hassi
[Spotted garden-eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Heteroconger klausewitzi (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Köster, 1983)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heteroconger klausewitzi
[Galapagos garden eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 77 cm TL
Heteroconger lentiginosus Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heteroconger lentiginosus
[Masked garden eel]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Heteroconger longissimus
[Brown garden eel]

Photo by Marks, K.W.

Western Central Atlantic

Heteroconger luteolus Smith, 1989

Photo by Photo by Marks, K.W.
 
Heteroconger luteolus
[Yellow garden eel]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 67.8 cm TL
Heteroconger mercyae Allen & Erdmann, 2009

Photo by Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Heteroconger mercyae
[Mercy's garden eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 33.6 cm TL
 
Heteroconger obscurus
[Obscure garden eel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Heteroconger pellegrini Castle, 1999

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heteroconger pellegrini
[Speckled garden eel]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 53.7 cm TL
Heteroconger perissodon Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Photo by Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Heteroconger perissodon
[Black garden eel]

Photo by Awai, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34.7 cm TL
Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker, 1868

Photo by Photo by Awai, M.
 
Heteroconger polyzona
[Zebra garden eel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 47.9 cm TL
Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall, 1995

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Heteroconger taylori
[Taylor's garden eel]

Photo by Castle, P.H.J. & J.E. Randall

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 42.8 cm TL
Heteroconger tomberua Castle & Randall, 1999

Photo by Photo by Castle, P.H.J. & J.E. Randall
 
Heteroconger tomberua
[]

Photo by Castle, P.H.J. & J.E. Randall

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 49.6 cm TL
Heteroconger tricia Castle & Randall, 1999

Photo by Photo by Castle, P.H.J. & J.E. Randall
 
Heteroconger tricia
[Tricia's garden eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gorgasia barnesi Barnes' garden eel Western Pacific 121 TL 1984
Gorgasia cotroneii Western Indian Ocean 1928
Gorgasia galzini Speckled garden-eel Pacific Ocean 53 TL 1999
Gorgasia hawaiiensis Hawaiian garden eel Eastern Central Pacific 59.8 SL 1980
Gorgasia inferomaculata Eastern Central Atlantic 1977
Gorgasia japonica Northwest and Southwest P 100 TL 1977
Gorgasia klausewitzi Klausewitz' garden eel Indian Ocean 75.1 TL 1995
Gorgasia maculata Whitespotted garden eel Indo-West Pacific 70 TL 1959
Gorgasia naeocepaea Freckled garden eel Western Central Pacific 75 TL 1951
Gorgasia preclara Splendid garden eel Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1981
Gorgasia punctata Peppered garden eel Eastern Central Pacific 50 TL 1923
Gorgasia sillneri Western Indian Ocean 83.8 TL 1962
Gorgasia taiwanensis Northwest Pacific 74.1 TL 1990
Gorgasia thamani Western Central Pacific 118.6 TL 2004
Heteroconger balteatus Western Indian Ocean 33.1 TL 1999
Heteroconger camelopardalis Southwest Atlantic 50.1 TL 1980
Heteroconger canabus White-ring garden eel Eastern Central Pacific 80 TL 1974
Heteroconger chapmani Western Central Pacific 69 TL 1923
Heteroconger cobra Garden eel Western Central Pacific 40 TL 1981
Heteroconger congroides Western Indian Ocean 1928
Heteroconger digueti Cortez garden eel Eastern Central Pacific 63 TL 1923
Heteroconger enigmaticus Enigma garden eel Western Pacific 43.7 TL 1999
Heteroconger fugax Shy garden eel Western Pacific 72.9 TL 2018
Heteroconger guttatus Spotted garden eel Western Central Pacific 44.2 TL 2020
Heteroconger hassi Spotted garden-eel Indo-Pacific 45 TL 1959
Heteroconger klausewitzi Galapagos garden eel Southeast Pacific 70 TL 1983
Heteroconger lentiginosus Masked garden eel Western Central Pacific 77 TL 1981
Heteroconger longissimus Brown garden eel Eastern Atlantic 51 TL 1870
Heteroconger luteolus Yellow garden eel Western Central Atlantic 1989
Heteroconger mercyae Mercy's garden eel Western Pacific 67.8 TL 2009
Heteroconger obscurus Obscure garden eel Eastern Indian Ocean 33.6 TL 1959
Heteroconger pellegrini Speckled garden eel Eastern Pacific 63 TL 1999
Heteroconger perissodon Black garden eel Indo-West Pacific 53.7 TL 1981
Heteroconger polyzona Zebra garden eel Indo-West Pacific 34.7 TL 1868
Heteroconger taylori Taylor's garden eel Western Central Pacific 47.9 TL 1995
Heteroconger tomberua Western Central Pacific 42.8 TL 1999
Heteroconger tricia Tricia's garden eel Eastern Indian Ocean 49.6 TL 1999



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