- Heteroconger cobra
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Heteroconger cobra Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Congridae Genus: Heteroconger Species: H. cobra Binomial name Heteroconger cobra
J. E. Böhlke & Randall, 1981Heteroconger cobra, sometimes known as the cobra garden eel, is a species of garden eel of the family Congridae, found in the western Central Pacific from Honiara, the Solomon Islands to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
They occur in colonies, on sloping sand bottoms. They are known to be very frightened of humans. When they are spotted, these eels will dart back into the holes they live in.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Heteroconger cobra" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
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