Barnes' Garden Eel
Gorgasia barnesi
- Usual depth6–27 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The Barnes' garden eel is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Bruce H. Robison and Thomas M. Lancraft in 1984. 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, and inhabits sand substrates. Males can reach a maximum total length of 121 centimetres (48 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–27 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Barnes' Garden Eel
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Hétérocongre de Barnes
Similar species
Hawaiian Garden EelGorgasia hawaiiensis
Indian Spaghetti EelGorgasia maculata
- Galzin's Garden Eel
Gorgasia galzini
- Klausewitz' Garden Eel
Gorgasia klausewitzi
CongerConger conger
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 23 open-data records from 1975 to 1998.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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