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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 / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien benthopelagisch; diepte 14 - 15 m (Ref. 58269). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 119 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 58269)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
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.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).
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