The zebra garden eel (Heteroconger polyzona), also known as the banded garden eel,Common names for Heteroconger polyzona at www.fishbase.org. is a species of eel in the conger/garden eels family Congridae.Heteroconger polyzona at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1868.Bleeker, P., 1868 [ref. 425] Description de trois espèces inédites des poissons des îles d'Amboine et de Waigiou. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 2: 331-335, 1 pl. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including the Philippines, the Ryukyu Islands, New Guinea, Indonesia and Vanuatu. It inhabits shallow waters at a depth range of , and forms burrows in colonies of moderate size on sand sediments in bays, slopes and reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of .
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