Английская Википедия:Gorgasia galzini

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Gorgasia galzini, the speckled garden eel or Galzin's garden eel, is a species of garden eel. This marine fish lives in the Pacific Ocean, where found at depths of Шаблон:Convert from Guam and the Coral Sea to the Society Islands.[1] It reaches Шаблон:Convert in length.[2] Like other garden eels, this species lives in groups in sandy areas. The eels peep outside and look like very thin stems emerging from the sand. When possible predators get close to them, they retreat and disappear in the sand.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of fish ecologist René Galzin (b. 1950), who provided many eel specimens for study and valuable information on the eel's biology.[3]

References

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  1. Randall, J. E. (2005). Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific. p. 27. Шаблон:ISBN
  2. Шаблон:FishBase
  3. The Etyfish Project