''Gorgasia thamani'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Gorgasia thamani''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by David Wayne Greenfield and

Sean Niesz Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (Anglicisation of names, anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn (given name), Shaw ...

in 2004.Greenfield, D. W. and S. Niesz, 2004 ef. 27900''Gorgasia thamani, a new species of garden eel from Fiji (Teleostei: Congridae: Heterocongrinae).'' Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 55 (no. 17): 373-376. It is a

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

, tropical eel which is known from

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .

Etymology

The species epithet "''thamani''" was given in honour of Randolph R. Thaman, of the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. In recognition for his unending help to the authors in arranging their field work. And recognizing his skill in promoting the conservation of Fiji’s marine and terrestrial fauna.The Etyfish Project
/ref>

References

thamani Taxa named by David Wayne Greenfield Taxa named by Sean Niesz Fish described in 2004 {{Anguilliformes-stub