Gorgasia naeocepaea, the freckled garden eel,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1951, originally under the genus Taenioconger.[5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Indonesia. It is known to inhabit sandy regions, and dwells at a depth range of 10 to 24 metres (33 to 79 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gorgasia |
| Species: | G. naeocepaea
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| Gorgasia naeocepaea (J. E. Böhlke, 1951)
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References edit
- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gorgasia naeocepaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199096A2558513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199096A2558513.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Böhlke, J. E., 1951 (21 Mar.) [ref. 12350] A new eel of the genus Taenioconger from the Philippines. Copeia 1951 (no. 1): 32-35.
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