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Sharp-nose garden eel

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Sharp-nose garden eel
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G. taiwanensis
Binomial name
Gorgasia taiwanensis
Shao, 1990

The sharp-nose garden eel[1] (Gorgasia taiwanensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Shao Kwang-Tsao in 1990.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Taiwan (from which its species epithet is derived) and southern Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of 14 to 22 metres (46 to 72 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 74.1 centimetres (29.2 in). It can be identified by the shape of its snout.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names of Gorgasia taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Gorgasia taiwanensis Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Shao, K.-T., 1990 (28 Dec.) [ref. 19169] Garden eels from Taiwan, with description of a new species. Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyology) No. 40: 1-16.