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Gorgasia naeocepaea
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gorgasia
Species:	G. naeocepaea
Binomial name
Gorgasia naeocepaea (J. E. Böhlke, 1951)
Synonyms
Taenioconger naeocepaeus Böhlke, 1951 Gorgasia naeocepaeus (Böhlke, 1951)

Gorgasia naeocepaea, the freckled garden eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1951, originally under the genus Taenioconger. 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).

References

1. 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.
2. Synonyms of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names of Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ Gorgasia naeocepaea at www.fishbase.org.
5. Böhlke, J. E., 1951 (21 Mar.) A new eel of the genus Taenioconger from the Philippines. Copeia 1951 (no. 1): 32-35.

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