Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Spotted Garden Eel
Heteroconger hassi
Spotted Garden Eel
Category: Garden Eels
Scientific Name: Heteroconger hassi
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Congridae (Family)
       └Heterocongrinae (Subfamily)
        └Heteroconger (Genus)
         └H. hassi (Species)

Eels
Garden Eels

Spotted Garden Eel



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