Gorgasia preclara

(Böhlke & Randall, 1981)

Vernacular names
English : Splendid garden-eel
French : Anguille de jardin splendide

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Congridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 40 cm with a body diameter up to 1 cm. Very slender cylindrical body with thin and transparent dorsal fin. Coloration is cream-white with conspicuous fairly broad bright orange transversal bands.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific, from the Maldives to Fiji, north to south Japan, south to Australia. Lives in sand slopes and rubble areas exposed to currents, from 18 to 75 m deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is thought to be very common in the wild, in suitable habitats. Often collected for aquarium trade but this is not considered a threat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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