Zebra garden eel

The zebra garden eel (Heteroconger polyzona), also known as the banded garden eel,^[2] is a species of eel in the conger/garden eels family Congridae.^[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1868.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, New Guinea, Indonesia and Vanuatu. It inhabits shallow waters at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3.3 to 32.8 ft), and forms burrows in colonies of moderate size on sand sediments in bays, slopes and reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 34.7 cm (13.7 in; 1.14 ft).^[3]

Zebra garden eel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Heteroconger
Species:	H. polyzona
Binomial name
Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker, 1868