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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 / تغييرات عمق / distribution range
بوم شناسي
دريايي نزديك كف زي; غير مهاجر; تغييرات عمق 35 - 53 m (Ref. 33408). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Guam and Australia to the Society Islands (French Polynesia).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / سن
بلوغ: Lm ?, range 37 - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 33408); common length : 33.0 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 33408)
خارهاي باله پشتي (کل) : 0; مهره ها: 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
بلوغ | تولید مثل | تخم ریزی | تخم ها | Fecundity | توزاد ( لارو)
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)
وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
خطر برای انسان ها
Harmless
استفاده انسانی
ماهي گيري – شيلات: از بی علاقه گی
ابزارها
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منابع اينترنتي
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 26.4 - 28.5, mean 27.6 °C (based on 12 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
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 (مرجع
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
جهندگی (مرجع
120179): متوسط, كمينه زمان لازم براي دو برابر شدن جمعيت 4/1 – 4/4 سال (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);
