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Gorgasia naeocepaea Freckled garden eel, Patalon garden eel, Brown-spotted garden eel

Gorgasia naeocepaea is commonly referred to as Freckled garden eel, Patalon garden eel, Brown-spotted garden eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

Foto: Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesien


Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

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lexID:
14741 
AphiaID:
277880 
Scientific:
Gorgasia naeocepaea 
German:
Röhrenaal 
English:
Freckled Garden Eel, Patalon Garden Eel, Brown-spotted Garden Eel 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Congridae (Family) > Gorgasia (Genus) > naeocepaea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Böhlke, ), 1951 
Occurrence:
American Samoa, Central Atlantic, Indonesia, Philippines, Raja Amat, Samoa, West Papua , Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
10 - 24 Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors 
Size:
up to 29.53" (75 cm) 
Temperature:
28,1 °F - 29,2 °F (28,1°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-05-22 20:44:23 

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Gorgasia naeocepaea is found over soft sediments (mud/sand) where they remain half buried during the day, with their head and part of their body protruding, feeding on zooplankton.

In the evening they are usually completely retracted into their tubes.

Synonyms:
Taenioconger naeocepaeus Böhlke, 1951
Gorgasia naeocepaeus (Böhlke, 1951)

External links

  1. An annoted Checklist of Fishes of Samoa (en). Abgerufen am 25.04.2022.
  2. Checklist of the Fishes - National Park of American Samoa (en). Abgerufen am 22.05.2022.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 25.04.2022.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 25.04.2022.

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Foto: Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesien

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