Heteroconger guttatus is a new species of garden eel just described from the Bird’s Head Peninsula region of West Papua. There are 35 species of garden eels belonging to two different genera, Heteroconger and Gorgasia with most occurring in the Indo-Pacific Oceans.  Garden eels are woefully underrepresented in the hobbyist aquarium community but they can … Continue reading Heteroconger guttatus, a New Garden Eel Species from the Bird’s Head Peninsula