Biology:Gnathophis macroporis

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Gnathophis macroporis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Species:
G. macroporis
Binomial name
Gnathophis macroporis
Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000

Gnathophis macroporis, the largepore conger,[1] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Victoria, Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 164 metres.[2]

References

  1. Gnathophis macroporis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gnathophis macroporis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Karmovskaya, E. S. and J. R. Paxton 2000 [ref. 25768] Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (Suppl. 1): S1-S14.

Wikidata ☰ Q2541553 entry