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Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall & Chess, 1980

Hawaiian garden eel
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens were collected only from the island of Hawaii, but have been observed from Lanai, Oahu, Maui, and Molokini off Maui. Museum: Hawaii, Kona coast, BPBM 21074 (holotype of G. hawaiiensis, 52.1 cm TL); BPBM 21075 (paratypes). Hawaii, BPBM 29288; AMS I.20104-001 29288 (paratype). Oahu, Waianae coast, NMNZ P.36204 (leptocephalus) (Ref. 33408). Also Ref. 58302, 122680.
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Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and J.R. Chess, 1979
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
Etymology: Gorgasia: From Greek mithology, Gorgas, -ados = the Gorgone´s head (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Randall & Chess.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 11 - 53 m (Ref. 58302).   Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: probably restricted to the Hawaiian archipelago.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 59.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 10385)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Benthic, burrowing in sand (Ref. 58302). Feeds on zooplankton.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 November 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25 - 26, mean 25.3 (based on 33 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).