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Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Splendid garden eel
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality (Ref. 48635). Museum: Sumilon I., Cebu, BPBM 21012 (holotype of G. preclara); paratypes: BPBM 22135; ANSP 142713, 142710, 142732; MNHN 1980-1191; USNM 221381. Caban I., Batangas, ANSP 142712, BPBM 21015 (paratypes) (Ref. 33408). Recorded from Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Böhlke, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 1981
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Common names from other countries

Orange-barred garden eel, Kaunis aedangerjas, Pragt-koloniål, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Gorgasia: From Greek mithology, Gorgas, -ados = the Gorgone´s head (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Böhlke & Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 18 - 75 m (Ref. 90102), usually 30 - ? m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical

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