Species Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Gorgasia galzini Castle, P.H.J. & Randall, J.E. 1999. Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 30: 1-52 pls I-III [34, fig.22].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM 38405, off Japtan Island, lagoon side, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands [11°30'N, 162°15'E].
  Paratype(s) BPBM 17457, sandy bottom, west side of Aunuu Island, Tutuila, American Samoa, 37m; BPBM 30864 (5), Holmes Reef, Coral Sea, Australia, 15-20m [16°31'S, 147°50'E]; BPBM 35736 (3), outer reef slope, Tiahuru, Moorea, Society Islands, 40m; BPBM 38406 (6), off Japtan Island, lagoon side, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands [11°30'N, 162°15'E]; CAS 201487, off Japtan Island, lagoon side, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands [11°30'N, 162°15'E]; USNM 34981, off Japtan Island, lagoon side, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands [11°30'N, 162°15'E]; WAM P.28540-011 (5), Holmes Reef, Coral Sea, Australia, 15-20m [16°31'S, 147°50'E].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Gorgasia sp. —
  Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [58]
  Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [46]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

West of Holmes Reefs (16°31'S, 147°50'E), Coral Sea; tropical, west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

17-53 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [58] (as Gorgasia sp.)

Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Congridae. pp. 287-297 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [295]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [46] (as Gorgasia sp.)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [58] (Speckled Garden Eel)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Speckled Garden Eel)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [19] (Speckled Garden Eel)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019	ELOPOMORPHA	04-Aug-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
23-Sep-2011	ANGUILLIFORMES	23-Sep-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED