Heteroconger congroides

Heteroconger congroides is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.^[3] It is a marine, deepwater-dwelling eel which is known from the Kamaran Islands in Yemen, in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known only from larvae, which are known from a depth of 522 m (1,710 ft).^[2]

Heteroconger congroides
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Heteroconger
Species:	H. congroides
Binomial name
Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928)
Synonyms[2]
Leptocephalus congroides D'Ancona, 1928