Gorgasia galzini, the speckled garden eel or Galzin's garden eel, is a species of garden eel. This marine fish lives in the Pacific Ocean, where found at depths of 17–53 m (56–174 ft) from Guam and the Coral Sea to the Society Islands.[2] It reaches 53 cm (21 in) in length.[3] Like other garden eels, this species lives in groups in sandy areas. The eels peep outside and look like very thin stems emerging from the sand. When possible predators get close to them, they retreat and disappear in the sand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gorgasia |
| Species: | G. galzini
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| Gorgasia galzini Castle & J. E. Randall, 1999
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Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of fish ecologist René Galzin (b. 1950), who provided many eel specimens for study and valuable information on the eel's biology.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia galzini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199418A2593224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199418A2593224.en. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Randall, J. E. (2005). Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific. p. 27. ISBN 0-8248-2698-1
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gorgasia galzini". FishBase. July 2012 version.
- ^ The Etyfish Project
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