WoRMS taxon details
Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870
126288 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126288)
accepted
Species
Heteroconger halis (Böhlke, 1957) · unaccepted
Nystactes halis Böhlke, 1957 · unaccepted
Nystactichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957) · unaccepted
Nystatichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Taenioconger halis (Böhlke, 1957) · unaccepted
Taenioconger longissimus (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=1995 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126288 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=1995 [details]
original description (of Nystactes halis Böhlke, 1957) Böhlke, J. E. (1957). On the occurrence of garden eels in the western Atlantic, with a synopsis of the Heterocongrinae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 109: 59-79, Pl. 4. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Nystactes halis Böhlke, 1957) Böhlke, J. E. (1957). On the occurrence of garden eels in the western Atlantic, with a synopsis of the Heterocongrinae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 109: 59-79, Pl. 4. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | brown garden eel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Heteroconger halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Taenioconger longissimus (Günther, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Nystactichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteroconger longissimus)
To FishBase (from synonym Nystactes halis Böhlke, 1957)
To FishBase (from synonym Taenioconger halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To FishBase (from synonym Taenioconger longissimus (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Nystactichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroconger halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To FishBase (from synonym Nystatichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heteroconger longissimus RAD105790-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heteroconger longissimus RAD105791-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Heteroconger halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Taenioconger longissimus (Günther, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Nystactichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteroconger longissimus)
To FishBase (from synonym Nystactes halis Böhlke, 1957)
To FishBase (from synonym Taenioconger halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To FishBase (from synonym Taenioconger longissimus (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Nystactichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroconger halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To FishBase (from synonym Nystatichthys halis (Böhlke, 1957))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heteroconger longissimus RAD105790-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heteroconger longissimus RAD105791-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
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