Galzin's Garden Eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Subfamily: | Heterocongrinae |
Genus: | Gorgasia |
Species: | G. galzini |
Binomial name | |
Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999 |
Galzin's Garden Eel is a type of marine fish that lives in the Pacific Ocean. They grow up to 44 cm.
Garden Eel (Gorgasia sillneri )
A long, thin eel that lives in large schools in the sand. These eels peep outside and look like very thin stems. When possible predators get close to them, they retreat and disappear in the sand. They can be found on the Red Sea, at a depth of some 10 meters.