Biology:Gnathophis longicauda
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. longicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
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Gnathophis longicauda, the little conger, little conger eel or silver conger,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1888, originally under the genus Congromuraena.[5] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is endemic to Australia , in the Indo-West Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 2–99 metres, and inhabits the continental shelf and slope.[4]
References
- ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gnathophis longicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199319A2582260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199319A2582260.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199319/2582260. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ Synonyms of Gnathophis longicauda at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Gnathophis longicauda at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gnathophis longicauda at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Ramsay, E. P. and J. D. Ogilby, 1888 (Mar. 28) [ref. 18601] Descriptions of two new fishes from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 4): 1021-1023.
Wikidata ☰ Q2529843 entry
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