WoRMS taxon details
Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868
Nystactes Böhlke, 1957 · unaccepted
Nystactichthys Böhlke, 1958 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nystatichthys Böhlke, 1958 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Taenioconger Herre, 1923 · unaccepted
Xarifania Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959 · unaccepted
- Species Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall, 1999
- Species Heteroconger camelopardalis (Lubbock, 1980)
- Species Heteroconger canabus (Cowan & Rosenblatt, 1974)
- Species Heteroconger chapmani (Herre, 1923)
- Species Heteroconger cobra Böhlke & Randall, 1981
- Species Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Heteroconger digueti (Pellegrin, 1923)
- Species Heteroconger enigmaticus Castle & Randall, 1999
- Species Heteroconger fugax Koeda, Fujii & Motomura, 2018
- Species Heteroconger guttatus Allen, Erdmann & Mongdong, 2020
- Species Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
- Species Heteroconger klausewitzi (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Köster, 1983)
- Species Heteroconger lentiginosus Böhlke & Randall, 1981
- Species Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870
- Species Heteroconger luteolus Smith, 1989
- Species Heteroconger mercyae Allen & Erdmann, 2009
- Species Heteroconger obscurus (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
- Species Heteroconger pellegrini Castle, 1999
- Species Heteroconger perissodon Böhlke & Randall, 1981
- Species Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker, 1868
- Species Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall, 1995
- Species Heteroconger tomberua Castle & Randall, 1999
- Species Heteroconger tricia Castle & Randall, 1999
- Species Heteroconger halis (Böhlke, 1957) accepted as Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bleeker, P. (1868). Description de trois espèces inédites des poissons des îles d'Amboine et de Waigiou. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2).</em> v. 2: 331-335, 1 pl. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125626 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Bleeker, P. (1868). Description de trois espèces inédites des poissons des îles d'Amboine et de Waigiou. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2).</em> v. 2: 331-335, 1 pl. [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]
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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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]
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チンアナゴ属 | [details] |
