Gorgasia cotroneii
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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. cotroneii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gorgasia cotroneii is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Red Sea, in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The fish is named in honor of Italian zoologist Giulio Cotronei (1885–1962), who was Director of the Institute of Comparative Anatomy, R. Università di Roma, where describer D’Ancona was based.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Synonyms of Gorgasia cotroneii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gorgasia cotroneii at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ D'Ancona, U., 1928 [ref. 15917] Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 146: 1-146, Pls. 1-5.
- ^ The Etyfish Project
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