Barnes' garden eel
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| Species: | G. barnesi
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| Gorgasia barnesi Robison & Lancraft, 1984
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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.
- ^ a b c Gorgasia barnesi[permanent dead link] at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Robison, B. H. and T. M. Lancraft, 1984 (1 May) [ref. 6812] Gorgasia barnesi (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), a new garden eel from the Banda Sea. Copeia 1984 (no. 2): 404-409.
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