Diploconger polystigmatus
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Diploconger polystigmatus, or the Headband conger, is a species of eel
in the family Congridae. It is the only member of it's genus. It is only found in the Indian Ocean
off the western Pacific Ocean
at depths of 37–215 meters.
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
in the family Congridae. It is the only member of it's genus. It is only found in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
off the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
at depths of 37–215 meters.