Gorgasia sillneri is a species of eel in the conger/garden eel family Congridae.[2] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1962.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 83.8 centimetres (33.0 in).[2]

Gorgasia sillneri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gorgasia
Species:
G. sillneri
Binomial name
Gorgasia sillneri

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of a German underwater photographer, Ludwig Sillner (1914–1973), who collected the holotype specimen and made important observations in the field on its ecology and life coloration.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia sillneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199014A2549980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199014A2549980.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Gorgasia sillneri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Klausewitz, W., 1962 (23 Nov.) [ref. 5985] Gorgasia sillneri, ein neuer Röhrenaal aus dem Roten Meer (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 6): 433-435.
  4. ^ The Etyfish Project