Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Banded Garden Eel
Heteroconger polyzona
Banded Garden Eel
Category: Garden Eels
Scientific Name: Heteroconger polyzona
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Congridae (Family)
       └Heterocongrinae (Subfamily)
        └Heteroconger (Genus)
         └H. polyzona (Species)

Eels
Garden Eels

Banded Garden Eel

Taylor's Garden Eel

Barnes Garden Eel

Spotted Garden Eel



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