Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Brown Garden Eel
Heteroconger longissimus
Brown Garden Eel
Category: Garden Eels
Scientific Name: Heteroconger longissimus
Size: 8 to 15 in. (20 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 15-200 ft. (5-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
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. longissimus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 126288🔗
iNaturalist ID: 127706🔗

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