The orange-barred garden eel

orange-barred garden eel

Scientific name	Gorgasia preclara
Descriptor	Böhlke & Randall
Year of description	1981
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Congridae
Genus	Gorgasia

Introduction

Gorgasia preclara, commonly known as orange-barred garden eel, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

35 cm
Maximum size

40 cm
Pattern

vertical stripes

Average size

35 cm
Maximum size

40 cm
Pattern

vertical stripes

How to recognize the orange-barred garden eel ?

The orange-barred garden eel measures between 35 and 40 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly orange and blanc body. The also has vertical stripes.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

planctophage
Sociability

living in a group or alone
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The orange-barred garden eel is a fish living in a group or alone. This species is planctophage .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare

The orange-barred garden eel is a fish ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Philippine Sea Indonesian seas Western Tropical Pacific Ocean

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Depth

20 - 75 m

Biotope presentation

The orange-barred garden eel is most often found at a depth between 20m and 75m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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