Gorgasia sillneri
| Gorgasia sillneri | |
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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. sillneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz, 1962
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Gorgasia sillneri is an
total length of 83.8 centimetres (33.0 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of a German underwater photographer, Ludwig Sillner (1914–1973), who collected the holotype specimen and made important observations in the field on its ecology and life coloration.[4]
References
- . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b Gorgasia sillneri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Klausewitz, W., 1962 (23 Nov.) [ref. 5985] Gorgasia sillneri, ein neuer Röhrenaal aus dem Roten Meer (Pisces, Apodes, Heterocongridae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 6): 433-435.
- ^ The Etyfish Project
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