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Schultz & Woods, 1949. The Philippines worm eel[1] (Muraenichthys philippinensis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz and Loren Paul Woods in 1949. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines (from which its species epithet and common name are derived ...
Linnaeus, 1758. Species. See text. Conger (/ ˈkɒŋɡər / KONG-gər) is a genus of marine congrid eels. [2] It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 2 m (6 ft) or more in length, [3] in the case of the European conger. Large congers have often been observed by divers during the day in parts of the Mediterranean Sea, and ...
Uropterygiinae Fowler, 1925. Moray eel. Moray eels, or Muraenidae (/ ˈmɒreɪ, məˈreɪ /), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water. [2]
Ribbon eels prefer more shallow-water areas compared to other moray eels, frequenting a depth range of 1 to 57 meters. [2] This species is widely distributed and are seen by divers in Indonesian waters with their heads and anterior bodies protruding from crevices in sand and rubble habitats, like coral reefs, which they are able to slip through with their slime coat. [9]
Gymnothorax polyuranodon, commonly known as the freshwater moray, is a species of moray eel that is native to the Indo-Pacific region, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the northern coastline of Australia, and various islands in the western Pacific. Other common names include the many-toothed moray, spotted ...
The garden eels are the subfamily Heterocongrinae in the conger eel family Congridae. The majority of the 36 known species of garden eels live in the Indo-Pacific, but can be found in warm ocean water worldwide. [1][2][3] These small eels live in burrows on the sea floor and get their name from the behavior of poking their heads from their ...
Gorgasia naeocepaea. Gorgasia naeocepaea, the freckled garden eel, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1951, originally under the genus Taenioconger. [5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Indonesia.
Chiloconger philippinensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith and Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2003. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 186 ...