Barnes' garden eel

The Barnes' garden eel^[2] (Gorgasia barnesi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[3] It was described by Bruce H. Robison and Thomas M. Lancraft in 1984.^[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. It dwells at a depth range of 5 to 20 metres (16 to 66 ft), and inhabits sand substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 121 centimetres (48 in).^[3]

Barnes' garden eel
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gorgasia
Species:	G. barnesi
Binomial name
Gorgasia barnesi B. H. Robison & Lancraft, 1984

Etymology

The species epithet "barnesi" refers to Anthony T. Barnes.^[3]