Gorgasia naeocepaea

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gorgasia
Species:
G. naeocepaea
Binomial name
Gorgasia naeocepaea
Synonyms[2]
  • Taenioconger naeocepaeus Böhlke, 1951
  • Gorgasia naeocepaeus (Böhlke, 1951)

References
  1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia naeocepaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199096A2558513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199096A2558513.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
  5. 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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