Red Sea Garden Eel

Gorgasia sillneri

Eighty Three Point Eight Centimeters Eel from Gulf of Aqaba

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Gorgasia sillneri is a species of eel in the conger/garden eel family Congridae. It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1962. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gorgasia
Maximum length: 83.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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