Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Brown Garden Eel
Heteroconger longissimus
Brown Garden Eel
Category: Garden Eels
Scientific Name: Heteroconger longissimus
Size: 8 to 15 in. (20 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 15-200 ft. (5-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Congridae (Family)
       └Heterocongrinae (Subfamily)
        └Heteroconger (Genus)
         └H. longissimus (Species)

Eels
Garden Eels

Brown Garden Eel

Yellow Garden Eel



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