Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Taylor's Garden Eel
Heteroconger taylori
Taylor's Garden Eel
Category: Garden Eels
Scientific Name: Heteroconger taylori
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 15-45 ft. (5-15 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
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. taylori (Species)
WoRMS ID: 271786🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102702🔗

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