Klausewitz's garden eel explained

The Klausewitz's garden eel[1] (Gorgasia klausewitzi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Jean-Claude Quéro and Luiz Vieria Caldas Saldanha in 1995.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel, which is known from the Indian Ocean, including the Andaman Islands, Réunion, Mauritius, and the Comoros Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 170mto225mm (560feetto738feetm), and forms large colonies consisting of hundreds of individual eels. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75.1cm (29.6inches).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of German ichthyologist Wolfgang Klausewitz garden eel expert, who encouraged the authors to describe this species of eel.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=55164&GenusName=Gorgasia&SpeciesName=klausewitzi&StockCode=45694 Common names of Gorgasia klausewitzi
  2. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Gorgasia-klausewitzi.html Gorgasia klausewitzi
  3. Quéro, J.-C. and L. Saldanha, 1995 (28 Mar.) [ref. 22017] Poissons anguilliformes de l'Ile de la Réunion (Océan Indien): description d'une nouvelle espèce. Cybium v. 19 (no. 1): 61-88.
  4. http://www.etyfish.org | title = The Etyfish Project