Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Yellow Garden Eel
Heteroconger luteolus
Yellow Garden Eel
Category: Garden Eels
Scientific Name: Heteroconger luteolus
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)  
Depth: 60-140 ft. (18-43 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Congridae (Family)
       └Heterocongrinae (Subfamily)
        └Heteroconger (Genus)
         └H. luteolus (Species)

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