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Freckled Garden Eel

Gorgasia naeocepaea (Böhlke 1951)

Diagnostic Description

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Description: Characterized by light tan to whitish color; head, body and basal part of dorsal fin with numerous closely packed brown spots; prominent white spots surrounding cephalic sensory pores; origin of dorsal fin slightly posterior to base of pectoral fins; predorsal length 13.7% of TL; preanal length 35.6-38.3% of TL; depth of body at gill opening 25.0-35.8% of head length (Ref. 90102).
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Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
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Morphology

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Vertebrae: 171 - 177
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Biology

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Poorly known species found on sand in 10-24 m (Ref 90102).
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