Speckled garden-eel (Gorgasia galzini)

Scientific name: Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999

Speckled garden-eel (Gorgasia galzini)

The Speckled garden-eel (Gorgasia galzini) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, Guam and Australia to the Society Islands (French Polynesia).

Biology

In dense colonies of about 6 individuals per square meter. Feeds on zooplankton. Diet mainly composed of calanoid copepods, gelatinous plankton, invertebrate pelagic eggs, siphonophores, decapod larvae, fish eggs, particles of organic matter and larvaceans..

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gorgasia galzini
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
53.0
Common length
33.0
Depth range
35–53 m (115–174 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 35 - 53 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Guam and Australia to the Society Islands (French Polynesia).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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