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Speckled Garden Eel

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Mimic garden eel

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The mimic garden eel (Heteroconger pellegrini), also known as the speckled garden eel, is a species of garden eel from the East Pacific. This fish is found at depths of 5–30 m (16–98 ft) from Baja California to Panama.[3]

It reaches 63 cm (25 in) in length.[3] Like other garden eels, it is found in groups in sandy areas. Typically, only its head and upper part of the body protrudes from the sand, and it will retreat entirely if approached by large fish or divers. They feed on zooplankton.

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Bernal, O.; Lea, B. (2010). "Heteroconger pellegrini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T184026A8223129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184026A8223129.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Heteroconger pellegrini" in FishBase. July 2012 version.
  3. ^ a b Robertson, D. R., and Allen, G. R. (2008). Heteroconger pellegrini. Shorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific online information system. Version 1.0. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá. Accessed 3 July 2012.
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Mimic garden eel: Brief Summary

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The mimic garden eel (Heteroconger pellegrini), also known as the speckled garden eel, is a species of garden eel from the East Pacific. This fish is found at depths of 5–30 m (16–98 ft) from Baja California to Panama.

It reaches 63 cm (25 in) in length. Like other garden eels, it is found in groups in sandy areas. Typically, only its head and upper part of the body protrudes from the sand, and it will retreat entirely if approached by large fish or divers. They feed on zooplankton.

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