Barnes' garden eel
| Barnes' garden eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gorgasia |
| Species: | G. barnesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasia barnesi Robison & Lancraft, 1984 | |
The Barnes' garden eel[1] (Gorgasia barnesi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Bruce H. Robison and Thomas M. Lancraft in 1984.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. It dwells at a depth range of 5 to 20 metres (16 to 66 ft), and inhabits sand substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 121 centimetres (48 in).[2]
The species epithet "barnesi" refers to Anthony T. Barnes.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Gorgasia barnesi at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Gorgasia barnesi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Robison, Bruce H.; Lancraft, Thomas M. (1984). "Gorgasia barnesi (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), a New Garden Eel from the Banda Sea". Copeia. 1984 (2): 404–409. doi:10.2307/1445198.
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