Pacific spaghetti eel

The Pacific spaghetti eel[1] (Gorgasia japonica) is a sand dwelling eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Tokiharu Abe, M. Miki and Minoru Asai in 1977.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern and southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan (from which its species epithet is derived) and New Zealand. It dwells at a maximum depth of 30 metres (98 ft). It is non-migratory, and inhabits sand flats near reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres (39 in); the diameter of the body is approximately 10 millimetres.[2] Spaghetti eels will typically occur in large groups that can consist of hundreds of eels.

Pacific spaghetti eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gorgasia
Species:
G. japonica
Binomial name
Gorgasia japonica
Abe, Miki & Minoru Asai, 1977

The Pacific spaghetti eel's diet consists of zooplankton.[4]

References
  1. Common names for Gorgasia japonica at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Gorgasia japonica Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Abe, T., M. Miki and M. Asai, 1977 (20 Mar.) [ref. 7225] Description of a new garden eel from Japan. Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyology) No. 28: 1-8.
  4. Food items reported for Gorgasia japonica at www.fishbase.org.


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