Gorgasia sillneri
Red Sea Garden Eel
As recorded: Gorgasia sillneri Klausewitz, 1962
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Congridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and H. SchmidJohnson Randall →H. Schmid →
- Date
- May 17, 1982
- Locality
- Jeddah; [off N end of]
- Island
- Jeddah
- Depth
- 46 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 17, 1982, J.E. Randall and H. Schmid also collected 9 other specimens.
Gorgasia sillneri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 66 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
GG57+MF2, Dahab, Zuidelijke Sinaï 8772464, Egypte
(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Al-Qusayr, EG-BA, EG
(c) maiket, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, EG
(c) Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, EG
(c) Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, EG
(c) Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Beersheba, Israel
(c) Joni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gorgasia sillneri. BPBM 28167. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36985905. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28167.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36985905 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026