Sharp-nose garden eel

Sharp-nose garden eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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[2] (Gorgasia taiwanensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Shao Kwang-Tsao in 1990.[4] 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia taiwanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199207A2570012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199207A2570012.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ Common names of Gorgasia taiwanensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Gorgasia taiwanensis Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ 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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