Gorgasia cotroneii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gorgasia |
| Species: | G. cotroneii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928)
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Gorgasia cotroneii is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Italian zoologist Giulio Cotronei (1885–1962), who was Director of the Institute of Comparative Anatomy, R. Università di Roma, where describer D’Ancona was based.[4]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Gorgasia cotroneii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gorgasia cotroneii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.
- ^ The Etyfish Project
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