Whitespotted garden eel (Gorgasia maculata)

Scientific name: Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959

Whitespotted garden eel (Gorgasia maculata)

The Whitespotted garden eel (Gorgasia maculata) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Maldives to the Solomon Islands, north to the Philippines.

Biology

Head with white blotches and white blotches along the lateral line. Body diameter to about 10 mm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gorgasia maculata
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
25–48 m (82–157 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 25 - 48 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to the Solomon Islands, north to the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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