Sharp-nose garden eel
| Sharp-nose garden eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gorgasia |
| Species: | 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
- ↑ Common names of Gorgasia taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Gorgasia taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
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