Klausewitz' garden eel (Gorgasia klausewitzi)

Scientific name: Gorgasia klausewitzi Qu?ro & Saldanha, 1995

Klausewitz' garden eel (Gorgasia klausewitzi)

The Klausewitz' garden eel (Gorgasia klausewitzi) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Reunion, Mauritius, and the Comoros.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gorgasia klausewitzi
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.1
Depth range
170–225 m (558–738 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 170 - 225 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Reunion, Mauritius, and the Comoros.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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