Description

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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).

Common Names

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Úhořovec mnohopruhý , Czech , Czechia

Banded garden eel , English , Global

Zebra garden eel , English , Indonesia

Sebra-uruangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

横带异康吉鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

橫帶異康吉鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Heteroconger

Species: Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker, 1868

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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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).

Habitat

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demersal