Gorgasia cotroneii

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Gorgasia cotroneii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gorgasia
Species:
G. cotroneii
Binomial name
Gorgasia cotroneii
(D'Ancona, 1928)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocephalus cotroneii D'Ancona, 1928

Gorgasia cotroneii is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Synonyms of Gorgasia cotroneii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Gorgasia cotroneii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.


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