Gorgasia taiwanensis Shao, 1990
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The sharp-nose garden eel (Gorgasia taiwanensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Shao Kwang-Tsao in 1990. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from Taiwan (from which its species epithet is derived) and southern Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of 14 to 22 metres (46 to 72 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 74.1 centimetres (29.2 in). It can be identified by the shape of its snout.
Wikipedia contributors, Sharp-nose garden eel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:39:56.852776+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gorgasia taiwanensis Shao, 1990
- Name authority
- Shao, 1990
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Congridae
- Genus
- Gorgasia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyCongridae Kaup, 1856
- subfamilyHeterocongrinae Günther, 1870
- genusGorgasia Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
- speciesGorgasia taiwanensis Shao, 1990
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gorgasia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia inferomaculata (Blache, 1977) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia preclara Böhlke & Randall, 1981 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz, 1962 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia barnesi Robison & Lancraft, 1984 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia galzini Castle & Randall, 1999 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia hawaiiensis Randall & Chess, 1980 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia japonica Abe, Miki & Asai, 1977 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgasia naeocepaea (Böhlke, 1951) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| peppered garden eelGorgasia punctata Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Shao, K.-T. (1990). Garden eels from Taiwan, with description of a new species. Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyologists), 40: 1–16. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3H339. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.