Gorgasia cotroneii
Appearance
Gorgasia cotroneii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gorgasia |
Species: | G. cotroneii
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Binomial name | |
Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928)
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Gorgasia cotroneii is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Italian zoologist Giulio Cotronei (1885–1962), who was Director of the Institute of Comparative Anatomy, R. Università di Roma, where describer D’Ancona was based.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia cotroneii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199406A2592077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199406A2592077.en. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gorgasia cotroneii". FishBase.
- ^ D'Ancona, U. (1928). Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24 (in Italian). Vol. 146. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (30 August 2024). "Family CONGRIDAE Kaup 1856 (Conger Eels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 September 2024.