Gorgasia sillneri

Gorgasia sillneri is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1962.[2] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 83.8 centimetres (33.0 in).[1]

Gorgasia sillneri
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G. sillneri
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Gorgasia sillneri
Klausewitz, 1962

References

  1. Gorgasia sillneri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Klausewitz, W., 1962 (23 Nov.) [ref. 5985] Gorgasia sillneri, ein neuer Röhrenaal aus dem Roten Meer (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 6): 433-435.


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