Gorgasia cotroneii

Gorgasia cotroneii

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Tropical fish

Gorgasia cotroneii is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gorgasia
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Sudan, Red Sea.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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