CAAB: 37067040
Species Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959
Whitespotted Garden Eel
- Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz, W. & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. 1959. Neue Röhrenaale von den Maldiven und Nikobaren (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 40(3–4): 135-153 figs 1-17 [147].
Type data:
Holotype SMF 4619, Castle Bay, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, and Lagoon Reef, northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD (12°24'S, 143°44'E); Indo-West Pacific.
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [6]
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [208]
- McGrouther, M.A. 04 Apr 2018. Spaghetti Garden Eel Gorgasia maculata. iNaturalist: Australasian Fishes. www.inaturalist.org/observations/10585054 [viewed 20 Jun 2018]
General References
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Whitespotted Garden Eel)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 01-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-May-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray |