Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Congridae (Family) Conger Eels
      └Heterocongrinae (Subfamily) Garden Eels
       └Heteroconger (Genus)
        └H. luteolus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 158568🔗
iNaturalist ID: 129565🔗

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