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Gorgasia is one of the two genera that belong to the subfamily Heterocongrinae (common name: garden eels). This genus is classified by the behavioral pattern of burrowing 75% of their bodies in the sandy substrate they live in and protruding their upper body into the water current above, giving the appearance that they are planted into the ground (origin of common name). This protruding behavior serves a multipurpose functionality to their survival.

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rdf:type	fish insect
rdfs:label	Gorgasia (en) Gorgasia (ca) Gorgasia (es) Gorgasia (nl) Gorgasia (pl) Gorgasia (sv)
rdfs:comment	Gorgasia és un gènere de peixos pertanyent a la família dels còngrids. És circumtropical. (ca) Gorgasia es un género de peces anguiliformes de la familia Congridae. (es) Gorgasia – rodzaj ryb węgorzokształtnych z rodziny kongerowatych (Congridae). (pl) Gorgasia is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de zeepalingen (Congridae). Het geslacht is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 1923 door Meek & Hildebrand. (nl) Gorgasia är ett släkte av fiskar. Gorgasia ingår i familjen havsålar. Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life: (sv) Gorgasia is one of the two genera that belong to the subfamily Heterocongrinae (common name: garden eels). This genus is classified by the behavioral pattern of burrowing 75% of their bodies in the sandy substrate they live in and protruding their upper body into the water current above, giving the appearance that they are planted into the ground (origin of common name). This protruding behavior serves a multipurpose functionality to their survival. (en)
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dcterms:subject	Taxa named by Samuel Frederick Hildebrand Gorgasia Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Samuel Frederick Hildebrand Taxa named by Samuel Frederick Hildebrand Umberto D'Ancona Jacques Blache Eel Congridae Congrinae Animal Leptocephalus Tokiharu Abe James Erwin Böhlke John Ernest Randall Actinopterygii Eukaryote Gorgasia Gorgasia cotroneii Gorgasia galzini Gorgasia inferomaculata Gorgasia japonica Gorgasia naeocepaea Gorgasia preclara Gorgasia sillneri Gorgasia thamani Gorgasia barnesi Gorgasia hawaiiensis Gorgasia klausewitzi Gorgasia maculata Gorgasia punctata Gorgasia taiwanensis Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek Chordate Heteroconger Heterocongrinae Wolfgang Klausewitz Oviparous Seth Eugene Meek Ophichthus triserialis dbr:Jean-Claude_Quéro dbr:Peter_Henry_John_Castle dbr:David_Wayne_Greenfield dbr:Bruce_H._Robison dbr:Thomas_M._Lancraft dbr:Luiz_Vieria_Caldas_Saldanha dbr:Shao_Kwang-Tsao dbr:James_Robert_Chess dbr:Minoru_Asai dbr:Sean_Niesz
sameAs	Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia Gorgasia
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thumbnail	wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Heteroconger_at_Shedd_Aquarium.jpg?width=300
authority	Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 (en)
image caption	Gorgasia preclara (en)
subdivision	See text. (en)
subdivision ranks	Species (en)
taxon	Gorgasia (en)
has abstract	Gorgasia és un gènere de peixos pertanyent a la família dels còngrids. És circumtropical. (ca) Gorgasia is one of the two genera that belong to the subfamily Heterocongrinae (common name: garden eels). This genus is classified by the behavioral pattern of burrowing 75% of their bodies in the sandy substrate they live in and protruding their upper body into the water current above, giving the appearance that they are planted into the ground (origin of common name). This protruding behavior serves a multipurpose functionality to their survival. The first function serves as a method of collection of their prey. Most members of this genus prey on zooplankton floating in the passing current, while some species (i.e. G. hawaiiensis) will prey on small fish eggs. The second function of the burrowing behavior allows for avoidance of predation. Whenever in the presence of a predator, most commonly the Pacific Snake Eel Ophicthus triserialis, garden eels will retreat back into their burrows and hide. Similarly, during the night hours (non-light hours) when zooplankton populations are low, these eels will return to their burrows and cap them off while they sleep. Other key characteristics of this genus includes colonial living species, sometimes with a density of up to 40 individuals in a meter-by-meter territory, as well as a metamorphosis stage between the egg stage and adulthood. Colonial living aides in evasion of predators and plays a vital role in their sexual reproduction. (en) Gorgasia es un género de peces anguiliformes de la familia Congridae. (es)

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