Gorgasia preclara — Details

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Overview

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Biology

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Single to small aggregations (Ref. 48635). Colonies on sand slopes exposed to current, usually below 30 m (Ref. 9710). Live individually in burrows from which they protrude. Feeds on drifting plankton (Ref. 37816).
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Distribution

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Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Papua New Guinea; south to the Ryukyus; north through the Philippines to the Coral Sea.
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Physical Description

Morphology

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Vertebrae: 144 - 156
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Size

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Maximum size: 400 mm TL
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Max. size

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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2272))
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Diagnostic Description

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Banded with yellow to orange; body diameter to about 10 mm (Ref. 48635). Anterior nostrils on snout tip between restricted labial flanges; pectoral fin small.
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Type Information

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Paratype for Gorgasia preclara Bohlke & Randall
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): J. Randall
Year Collected: 1977
Locality: Philippines, Sumilon Island (E of S End of Cebu Island), Cebu, Philippines, Pacific
Depth (m): 24 to 29
  • Paratype: Bohlke, J. E. & Randall, J. E. 1981. Bulletin of Marine Science. 31 (2): 379.
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Ecology

Habitat

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Depth: 24 - 38m.
From 24 to 38 meters.

Habitat: reef-associated. Found in colonies on sand slopes exposed to current, usually below 30 m (Ref. 9710).
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Environment

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reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 15 - 38 m (Ref. 37816), usually 30 - ? m (Ref. 9710)
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Trophic Strategy

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Single to small aggregations (Ref. 48635). Colonies on sand slopes exposed to current, usually below 30 m (Ref. 9710). Live individually in burrows from which they protrude. Feeds on drifting plankton (Ref. 37816).
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Conservation

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Not Evaluated
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Splendid Garden Eel

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The Splendid Garden Eel (Gorgasia preclara) is a type of marine fish that lives in the Pacific Ocean. They grow up to 33 cm.

The Splendid Garden Eel is also called Orangebarred Garden Eel. It exists in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean from Maldives to New Guinea, south to Ryukyus and north through the Philippines where sandy, flat reefs are their favourite spots. It requires a very deep sandy substrate (20 – 37 cm in depth) to avoid damage to its tail, as it likes to retreat fully into its burrow if disturbed. It can grow up to 40 cm. Its natural diet consists mainly of plankton.


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