Gorgasia

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Gorgasia is a genus of garden eels known for their slender, burrowing bodies that protrude from sandy sea floors in tropical and subtropical oceans.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gorgasia canonical 2
Gorgasia preclara 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
associatedWith coral reef slopes
sandy plains near reefs
behavior burrowing
belongsToGroup garden eels
bodyShape slender
class Actinopterygii
commonName garden eels
defenseBehavior retreats fully into burrow when threatened
describedAs genus of garden eels
distribution subtropical regions
tropical regions
ecologicalRole planktivore
environment saltwater
family Congridae
feedingBehavior suspension feeding from burrow
habitat sandy sea floors
subtropical oceans
tropical oceans
hasSpecies Gorgasia cotroneii
Gorgasia galzini
Gorgasia inferomaculata
Gorgasia klausewitzi
Gorgasia maculata
Gorgasia meadi
Gorgasia naeocepaea
Gorgasia preclara
linked to: Gorgasia

Gorgasia punctata
Gorgasia sillneri
Gorgasia taiwanensis
Gorgasia thamani
Gorgasia vinceae
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle marine
locomotion anguilliform swimming
notableBehavior remains partially buried with head exposed
notableFeature bodies protrude from sand while burrowed
order Anguilliformes
parentTaxon Congridae
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
skeletonType bony fish
socialBehavior forms colonies
taxonRank genus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heterocongridae notableGenus Gorgasia
Xenocongridae hasMember Gorgasia
Gorgasia hasSpecies Gorgasia preclara
linked to: Gorgasia