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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Gorgasia: From Greek mithology, Gorgas, -ados = the Gorgone´s head (Ref. 45335); galzini: Named for René Galzin.
Eponymy: General William Crawford Gorgas (1854–1920) was an epidemiologist and Surgeon General of the US Army. [...] Dr René Galzin (d: 1950) is Professor and Director of Studies at École Practique des Hautes Études at the Sorbonne, France. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Castle & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range
Ekologi
laut dasar (demersal); nir-ruaya; kisaran kedalaman 35 - 53 m (Ref. 33408). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Guam and Australia to the Society Islands (French Polynesia).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / umur
Kematangan: Lm ?, range 37 - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 33408); common length : 33.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 33408)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; vertebrata, bertulang belakang: 178 - 188. Slender species with 38-44 preanal pores, dorsal fin origin over middle of pectoral fin, and body color of minute, closely packed, dark spots that are more prominent above lateral line, widely spaced dark spots along edge of dorsal fin, white postorbital patches, a silver iris prominently edged with black, and dark peritoneal pigment ventrally on abdomen.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
In dense colonies of about 6 individuals per square meter. Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 33408, 89972). Diet mainly composed of calanoid copepods, gelatinous plankton, invertebrate pelagic eggs, siphonophores, decapod larvae, fish eggs, particles of organic matter and larvaceans. (Ref. 33447).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Revision of Indo-Pacific garden eels (Congridae: Heterocongrinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (30):52 p. (Ref. 33408)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: tidak ada kepentingan
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Acuan
123201): 26.4 - 28.5, mean 27.6 °C (based on 12 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Acuan
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 132 [75, 243] mg/100g; Iron = 1.17 [0.70, 1.92] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [14.9, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.188 [0.085, 0.504] g/100g; Selenium = 61.6 [31.3, 131.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 27.6 [8.3, 90.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.945 [0.679, 1.323] mg/100g (wet weight);
