The sharp-nose garden eelCommon names of ''Gorgasia taiwanensis''
at www.fishbase.org. (''Gorgasia taiwanensis'') is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Gorgasia taiwanensis''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by

Shao Kwang-Tsao Shao (; Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, Cantonese Romanisation: Shiu; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaw) is a common List of common Chinese surnames, Chinese family name. It is the 86th most populous family name in China. It corresponds to last nam ...

in 1990.Shao, K.-T., 1990 (28 Dec.) ef. 19169''Garden eels from Taiwan, with description of a new species.'' Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyology) No. 40: 1-16. 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 * ...

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eel which is known from Taiwan (from which its species epithet is derived) and southern

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum total length of . It can be identified by the shape of its snout.

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Gorgasia Taxa named by Shao Kwang-Tsao Fish described in 1990 {{Congridae-stub