Gorgasia sillneri
| Gorgasia sillneri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gorgasia |
| Species: | G. sillneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz, 1962 | |
Gorgasia sillneri is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1962.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 83.8 centimetres (33.0 in).[1]
References
- 1 2 Gorgasia sillneri at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Klausewitz, W., 1962 (23 Nov.) [ref. 5985] Gorgasia sillneri, ein neuer Röhrenaal aus dem Roten Meer (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 6): 433-435.
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