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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Gorgasia: From Greek mithology, Gorgas, -ados = the Gorgone´s head (Ref. 45335); taiwanensis: Named after its type locality, Taiwan (Ref. 31552).
Eponymy: General William Crawford Gorgas (1854–1920) was an epidemiologist and Surgeon General of the US Army. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 14 - 22 m (Ref. 33408). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and southern Japan.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 74.1 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 31552)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Ryggkotor: 156 - 167. Dorsal fin rays 458-469; anal fin rays 267-295. Pectoral fins short. Pores of lateral line very small but well-spaced. Bluish-gray with numerous small bronze-yellow spots; ventral part of head and trunk as well as the tip of caudal more bright and with fewer or smaller spots; lips dark brown, nearly black; eye rimmed with black, especially the upper posterior part; pectoral and gill opening brownish yellow; dorsal and anal fins clear with yellow spots, especially basally, the distal end with an interrupted narrow blackish margin (Ref. 31552). Body diameter to about 15 mm (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Identified by shape of the snout (Ref. 47567).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (30):52 p. (Ref. 33408)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 20.2 - 29.2, mean 28.5 °C (based on 777 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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