Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Congridae (Family)
      └Heterocongrinae (Subfamily)
       └Heteroconger (Genus)

Eels
Garden Eels

Yellow Garden Eel

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