Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barnes Garden Eel
Gorgasia barnesi
Barnes Garden Eel
Also known as: Whitespotted Garden Eel
Category: Garden Eels
Scientific Name: Gorgasia barnesi
Size: Up to 4 ft. (121 cm)  
Depth: 40-140 ft. (12-43 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Congridae (Family) Conger Eels
      └Heterocongrinae (Subfamily) Garden Eels
       └Gorgasia (Genus)
        └G. barnesi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277874🔗
iNaturalist ID: 359361🔗

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