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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 / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; non migrateur; profondeur 35 - 53 m (Ref. 33408). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Guam and Australia to the Society Islands (French Polynesia).
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?, range 37 - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33408); common length : 33.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33408)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Vertèbres: 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
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 26.4 - 28.5, mean 27.6 °C (based on 12 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (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);
