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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality (Ref. 48635). Museum: Sumilon I., Cebu, BPBM 21012 (holotype of G. preclara); paratypes: BPBM 22135; ANSP 142713, 142710, 142732; MNHN 1980-1191; USNM 221381. Caban I., Batangas, ANSP 142712, BPBM 21015 (paratypes) (Ref. 33408).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Böhlke, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 1981
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Heterocongrinae
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Common names from other countries

Orange-barred garden eel, Kaunis aedangerjas, Pragt-koloniål, ... more

Main reference

Castle, P.H.J. and J.E. Randall. 1999. (Ref. 33408)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2272)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 18 - 75 m (Ref. 90102), usually 30 - ? m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Papua New Guinea; north to the Ryukyus; south to the Philippines to the Coral Sea.
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Short description

Vertebrae: 144 - 156. Banded with yellow to orange; body diameter to about 10 mm (Ref. 48635). Anterior nostrils on snout tip between restricted labial flanges; pectoral fin small.

Single to small aggregations (Ref. 48635). Live individually in burrows from which they protrude. Feeds on drifting plankton (Ref. 37816).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981