Biology:Freckled garden eel

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Freckled garden eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Anguilliformes
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Genus:
Species:
G. naeocepaea
Binomial name
Gorgasia naeocepaea
(Böhlke, 1951)
Synonyms[1]
  • Taenioconger naeocepaeus Böhlke, 1951
  • Gorgasia naeocepaeus (Böhlke, 1951)

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

  1. Synonyms of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Böhlke, J. E., 1951 (21 Mar.) [ref. 12350] A new eel of the genus Taenioconger from the Philippines. Copeia 1951 (no. 1): 32-35.

Wikidata ☰ Q2447734 entry