Hawaiian Garden Eel
Gorgasia hawaiiensis
- Usual depth14–18 m
- Water temperature26°C
- Best monthsAugust, October, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The Hawaiian garden eel is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It was described by John Ernest Randall and James Robert Chess in 1980. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Hawaiian archipelago, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is non-migratory, and is thought to be restricted to the region. It dwells at a depth range of 11 to 53 metres, and leads a benthic life, forming burrows in sand. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 59.8 centimetres (23.5 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 14–18 m · Deepest record: 18.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26°C
Photos
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Hawaiian Garden Eel
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Anguila de Jardín Hawaiana
Similar species
Barnes' Garden EelGorgasia barnesi
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).
- 14 open-data records from 1969 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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