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Mercy's Garden Eel
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Mercy's Garden Eel

Heteroconger mercyae

Mercy's garden eel (Heteroconger mercyae) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Gerald R. Allen and Mark van Nydeck Erdmann in 2009. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and possibly New Britain. It is known to dwell at a depth of 4 to 10 m (13 to 33 ft), and inhabit sediments of silt-like sand. Males can reach a maximum...

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