The pale green eel (Heteroconger digueti), also known as the pale garden eel or the Cortez garden eel,Common names for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Jacques Pellegrin in 1923, originally under the genus Taenioconger.Pellegrin, J., 1923 [ref. 15423] Sur un poisson apode nouveau du golfe de Californie et sa biologie. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences v. 177: 789-790. It is a nonmigratory marine, deepwater-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean, including the Gulf of California and Mexico. It dwells at a depth of and inhabits sandy sediments near reefs in large colonies. Males can reach a maximum total length of .
The pale green eel's diet consists of zooplankton.Food items reported for Heteroconger digueti at www.fishbase.org. Despite its restricted range, the IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Least Concern due to its common local occurrence, and the lack of known major threats.Heteroconger digueti at the IUCN redlist.
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