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Splendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara)
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Splendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara) specimen
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Congridae

Splendid garden eel

Gorgasia preclara

Eel among Coral Branches

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Gorgasia preclara, the splendid garden eel, orange-banded garden eel, or orange-barred garden eel, is a species of Indo-Pacific garden eel.

Family
Congridae
Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Papua New Guinea; north to the Ryukyus; south to the Philippines to the Coral Sea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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