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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Gorgasia: From Greek mithology, Gorgas, -ados = the Gorgone´s head (Ref. 45335); thamani: Named for Randolph R. Thaman, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
Eponymy: General William Crawford Gorgas (1854–1920) was an epidemiologist and Surgeon General of the US Army. [...] Dr Randolph Robert Thaman (d: 1943) is a Fiji-based American environmental scientist and conservationist who is Professor Emeritus of Pacific Islands Biogeography, University of the South Pacific, Fiji. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Greenfield & Niesz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 14 - 15 m (Ref. 58269). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 119 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58269)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is characterized by its elongate, slender body (depth at gills 0.69-0.91% TL);
41-44 preanal pores; 69-75 preanal vertebrae, 213-225 total vertebrae; head pores POM 6+2 and ST 1+2, head 9.2-10.9%t of snout-anus length, and mouth length 2.7-3.2% of snout-anus length (Ref. 58269).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W. and S. Niesz, 2004. Gorgasia thamani, a new species of garden eel from Fiji (Teleostei: Congridae: Heterocongrinae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 55(17):373-376. (Ref. 58269)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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