Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981

Splendid garden eel

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Congridae \| Heterocongrinae
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Common names	Orange-barred garden eel, Pragt-koloniål, Úhořovec skvělý, ... more

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Main reference

Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall. 1999. (Ref. 33408)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2272)

Environment

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

Climate / Range

Tropical

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

Vertebrae: 144 - 156. 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.

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).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5001

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)	Medium

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