Freckled garden eel
| Freckled garden eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gorgasia |
| Species: | G. naeocepaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasia naeocepaea (Böhlke, 1951) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The freckled garden eel[2] (Gorgasia naeocepaea) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1951, originally under the genus Taenioconger.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Indonesia. It is known to inhabit sandy regions, and dwells at a depth range of 10 to 24 metres (33 to 79 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Böhlke, J. E., 1951 (21 Mar.) [ref. 12350] A new eel of the genus Taenioconger from the Philippines. Copeia 1951 (no. 1): 32-35.
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