Heteroconger balteatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Heteroconger balteatus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and John Ernest Randall in 1999.Castle, P. H. J. and J. E. Randall, 1999 (Sept.) [ref. 24042] Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 30: 1-52, Pls. I-III. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a minimum depth of , and inhabits regions of current, where it forms burrows in sand. It enters its burrows tail-first. Females can reach a maximum total length of .
The species epithet balteatus refers to the white "belt" on the trunk of the eel. Its diet consists of zooplankton.Food items reported for Heteroconger balteatus at www.fishbase.org.
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