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Gorgasia galzini

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

Gorgasia galzini, the speckled garden eel or Galzin's garden eel, is a species of garden eel. This marine fish lives in the Pacific Ocean, where found at depths of 17–53 m (56–174 ft) from Guam and the Coral Sea to the Society Islands.[2] It reaches 53 cm (21 in) in length.[3] Like other garden eels, this species lives in groups in sandy areas. The eels peep outside and look like very thin stems emerging from the sand. When possible predators get close to them, they retreat and disappear in the sand.

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of fish ecologist René Galzin (b. 1950), who provided many eel specimens for study and valuable information on the eel's biology.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia galzini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199418A2593224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199418A2593224.en. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Randall, J. E. (2005). Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific. p. 27. ISBN 0-8248-2698-1
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gorgasia galzini". FishBase. July 2012 version.
  4. ^ The Etyfish Project