Gorgasia naeocepaea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gorgasia |
Species: | G. naeocepaea
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Binomial name | |
Gorgasia naeocepaea (
J. E. Böhlke, 1951)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Gorgasia naeocepaea, the freckled garden eel, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1951, originally under the genus Taenioconger. [5] 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). [4]
Gorgasia naeocepaea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gorgasia |
Species: | G. naeocepaea
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Binomial name | |
Gorgasia naeocepaea (
J. E. Böhlke, 1951)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Gorgasia naeocepaea, the freckled garden eel, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1951, originally under the genus Taenioconger. [5] 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). [4]