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Gorgasia thamani is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David Wayne Greenfield and Sean Niesz in 2004. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Fiji, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 14 to 15 metres (46 to 49 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 119 centimetres (47 in).
The species epithet "thamani" was given in honour of Randolph R. Thaman, of the University of the South Pacific in Fiji.
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