Gorgasia japonica japanese eel

Gorgasia japonica is commonly referred to as japanese eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Gorgasia japonica
German:: Japanischer Röhrenaal
English:: Japanese Eel

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Congridae (Family) > Gorgasia (Genus) > japonica (Species)
Initial determination:: Abe, Miki & Asai, 1977

Occurrence:: Bali, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, South-Pazific, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 39.37" (100 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 75.2 °F (20°C - 24°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooplankton
Tank:: 1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)
Difficulty:: 5 - Svår
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Gorgasia barnesi
Röhrenaal
Gorgasia cotroneii
Gorgasia galzini
Gefleckter Röhrenaal
Gorgasia hawaiiensis
Hawaiianischer Röhrenaal
Gorgasia inferomaculata
Gorgasia japonica
Japanischer Röhrenaal
Gorgasia klausewitzi
Röhrenaal
Gorgasia maculata
Perlen-Röhrenaal
Gorgasia naeocepaea
Röhrenaal
Gorgasia preclara
Prachtröhrenaal
Gorgasia punctata
Gorgasia sillneri
Rotmeer-Röhrenaal
Gorgasia taiwanensis
Röhrenaal
Gorgasia thamani

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-09-22 13:22:09
Last edit:: 2020-02-24 22:00:18

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Gorgasia japonica, non colloquial name is known, are found in the Western Pacific from Hachijojima and Hachijokojima (Japan) up to New Zealand in the south-west Pacific. Found on large sandy areas near reefs and found by so-called drop-offs, at depths rarely exceeding 30 m where they wait on drifting plankton from which they mainly live.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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