Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 414 - 453; Anal soft rays: 227 - 292; Vertebrae: 168 - 172. Sometimes yellow with black spots; diameter to about 20 mm (Ref. 48635).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Heteroconger

Species: Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall, 1995

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found on silty sand and seagrass bottom. Occurs singly or in small groups (Ref. 48635). Individuals from Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia with slightly smaller spots (Ref 90102).

Habitat

demersal