Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Heterocongrinae
Genus: Gorgasia

(See list of species below)

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Gorgasia barnesi
[Barnes' garden eel]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

Gorgasia cotroneii
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gorgasia galzini
[Speckled garden-eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gorgasia hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian garden eel]

No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic

Gorgasia inferomaculata
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Gorgasia japonica
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gorgasia klausewitzi
[Klausewitz' garden eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gorgasia maculata
[Whitespotted garden eel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Gorgasia naeocepaea
[Freckled garden eel]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Gorgasia preclara
[Splendid garden eel]

Photo by FAO

Gorgasia punctata
[Peppered garden eel]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Gorgasia sillneri
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Gorgasia taiwanensis
[]

No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 118.6 cm TL

Gorgasia thamani
[]

14 Species of Family Congridae with Genus Gorgasia
(Conger and garden eels)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1984	Gorgasia barnesi	Barnes' garden eel	Western Pacific	121 TL
1928	Gorgasia cotroneii		Western Indian Ocean
1999	Gorgasia galzini	Speckled garden-eel	Pacific Ocean	53 TL
1980	Gorgasia hawaiiensis	Hawaiian garden eel	Eastern Central Pacific	59.8 SL
1977	Gorgasia inferomaculata		Eastern Central Atlantic
1977	Gorgasia japonica		Northwest and Southwest P	100 TL
1995	Gorgasia klausewitzi	Klausewitz' garden eel	Indian Ocean	75.1 TL
1959	Gorgasia maculata	Whitespotted garden eel	Indo-West Pacific	70 TL
1951	Gorgasia naeocepaea	Freckled garden eel	Western Central Pacific	75 TL
1981	Gorgasia preclara	Splendid garden eel	Indo-West Pacific	40 TL
1923	Gorgasia punctata	Peppered garden eel	Eastern Central Pacific	50 TL
1962	Gorgasia sillneri		Western Indian Ocean	83.8 TL
1990	Gorgasia taiwanensis		Northwest Pacific	74.1 TL
2004	Gorgasia thamani		Western Central Pacific	118.6 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: AnguilliformesFamily: Congridae Conger and garden eelsSubfamily: HeterocongrinaeGenus: Gorgasia(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Heterocongrinae
Genus: Gorgasia

(See list of species below)