Species Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Gorgasia preclara Böhlke, J.E. & Randall, J.R. 1981. Four new garden eels (Congridae, Heterocongrinae) from the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Bulletin of Marine Science 31(2): 366-382 figs 1-8 [379, figs 1E, 4C, 5, 8].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM 21012, Sumilon Island, east of south end of Cebu Island, Philippines.
  Paratype(s) ANSP 142710 cleared & stained; CAS 45890; MNHP 1980-1191; USNM 221381; ANSP 142711-14 (4); ANSP 142732; BPBM 21013; BPBM 21015 (2); BPBM 22135 (4); BPBM 22597.

 

Generic Combinations

• Heteroconger preclara (Böhlke & Randall, 1981). —
  Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [58]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Osprey Reef (13°49'S, 146°34'E) and Holmes Reefs (16°28'S, 147°57'E), Coral Sea; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, burrower, coral reef, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

15-75 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 Heteroconger preclara)

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [115]

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 [44]

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]

Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 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. [494]

 

Common Name References

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. [494] (Splendid Garden Eel)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019	ELOPOMORPHA	01-Oct-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
23-Sep-2011	ANGUILLIFORMES	23-Sep-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED