Barnes' garden eel

Barnes' garden eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gorgasia
Species:
G. barnesi
Binomial name
Gorgasia barnesi

The Barnes' garden eel[2] (Gorgasia barnesi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Bruce H. Robison and Thomas M. Lancraft in 1984.[4] 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).[3]

Etymology

The species epithet "barnesi" refers to Anthony T. Barnes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia barnesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199393A2590671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199393A2590671.en. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Common names for Gorgasia barnesi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Gorgasia barnesi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Robison, Bruce H.; Lancraft, Thomas M. (1984). "Gorgasia barnesi (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), a New Garden Eel from the Banda Sea". Copeia. 1984 (2): 404–409. doi:10.2307/1445198.


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