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 | Domain : Eukaryota |
|  | Kingdom : Animalia |
| |  | Phylum : Chordata |
| | |  | Subphylum : Vertebrata |
| | | |  | Superclass : Gnathostomata |
| | | | |  | Grade : Teleostomi |
| | | | | |  | Class : Actinopterygii |
| | | | | | |  | Subclass : Neopterygii |
| | | | | | | |  | Division : Teleostei |
| | | | | | | | |  | Subdivision : Elopomorpha |
| | | | | | | | | |  | Order : Anguilliformes |
| | | | | | | | | | |  | Family : Congridae |
| | | | | | | | | | | |  | Genus : Heteroconger |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Species : hassi |
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Name:
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Heteroconger hassi
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Author:
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(Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959)
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Genus:
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Heteroconger
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Species:
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hassi
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Current Name
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Current Name:
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Heteroconger hassi
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Current Author:
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(Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959)
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Current Genus:
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Heteroconger
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Current Species:
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hassi
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Current Summary:
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Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) Congridae.
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Original Name
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Original Name:
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Xarifania hassi
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Original Author:
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Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959
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Original Genus Species:
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Xarifania hassi
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Original Genus:
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Xarifania
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Original Species:
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hassi
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Original Description
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| Original Name: | Xarifania hassi Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959 | | Reference: | [ref. 2616] | | Journal Acronym: | SB | | Journal: | Senckenbergiana Biologica | | Article: | Neue Röhrenaale von den Maldiven und Nikobaren (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). | | Citation: | v. 40 (nos. 3/4) | | Pages: | 135-153 | | Text Page: | 138 | | Illustrations: | Figs. 6, 8, 15, 16 | | Type Locality: | Addu Atoll, between Gan I. and Fedu I., Maldives, Indian Ocean. | | Primary Type: | Holotype: SMF 4556 | | Types: | Paratypes: SMF 4557-58 (2), 4559-60 (2). |
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Bibliography
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* Valid as Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959). Asano in Masuda et al. 1984 - [ref. 6441] - The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokai Univ. Press. Page: 29
Paxton et al. 1989 - [ref. 12442] - Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Page: 142
Smith 1989 - [ref. 13285] - [Various eel families] In: Böhlke, E. B. (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Page: 485
Winterbottom et al. 1989 - [ref. 13251] - An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean. Page: 11
Randall et al. 1990 - [ref. 15987] - Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Page: 46
Castle 1997 - [ref. 22878] - Garden eel leptocephali: characters, generic identification, distribution, and relationships. Page: 15
Allen 1997 - [ref. 23977] - Marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth. Page: 58
Randall et al. 1997 - [ref. 25919] - Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Page: 46
Myers 1999 - [ref. 23965] - Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. 3rd revised ed. Coral Graphics, Guam. Page: 58
Castle & Randall 1999 - [ref. 24042] - Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Page: 19
Fricke 1999 - [ref. 24106] - Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez). An annotated checklist with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books. Page: 70
Smith 1999 - [ref. 24661] - Elopidae, Megalopidae, and most eel families. In: Carpenter and Niem 1999 [ref. 24635]. Page: 1686
Nakabo 2000 - [ref. 25086] - (Ed.) Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. Second edition. Tokai University Press. Page: 233
Smith in Randall & Lim 2000 - [ref. 25122] - A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Page: 586
Laboute & Grandperrin 2000 - [ref. 25191] - Poissons de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Page: 120
Hutchins 2001 - [ref. 25847] - Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Page: 17
Nakabo 2002 - [ref. 26001] - (Ed.) Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press. Page: 233
Randall et al. 2002 - [ref. 26192] - Fifty new records of shore fishes from the Society Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago. Page: 155
Smith 2002 - [ref. 26549] - Larvae of the garden eel genus *Gorgasia* (Congridae, Heterocongrinae) from the western Caribbean Sea. Page: 833
Allen & Adrim 2003 - [ref. 26830] - Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Page: 24
Myers & Donaldson 2003 - [ref. 27495] - The fishes of the Mariana Islands. Page: 612
Lobel & Lobel 2004 - [ref. 27576] - Annotated checklist of the fishes of Wake Atoll. Page: 68
Randall et al. 2004 - [ref. 27624] - Checklist of the shore and epipelagic fishes of Tonga. Page: 6
Randall 2005 - [ref. 28239] - Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Page: 28
Hoese & Gates 2006 - [ref. 28997] - Various families and subfamilies: pp. 9-61, 63-65, 66-67, 72-73, 74-75, 76-79, 94-95, 125-126, 127-128, 129 -130, 132-133, 134-136, 140-148, 149-152, 158-159, 161-162, 170-172, 235-237, 287-297, 350-356, 357-365, 467-471, 567-574, 741-744, 859-861, 919-910, 1049-1051, 1052-1057, 1148-1173. In: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes. Page: 295
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Distribution and Habitat
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Water Type:
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Salt
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Habitat:
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demersal
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Depth Range:
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7.0 to 45.0 metres 23.0 to 147.6 feet
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Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific.
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Anatomy
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Maximum Length:
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400mm(TL) 15.75" (TL)
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Synonyms
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Common Names
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| Common Name | Used In | Language | | Spotted garden-eel | FishWise | English | | Spotted garden-eel | Australia | English | | Spotted garden eel | Australia | English | | Spotted garden eel | Australia | English | | Garden eel | Indonesia | English | | Spotted garden eel | Micronesia | English | | Chin-anago | Japan | Japanese |
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