Biology:Little conger
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| Species: | G. longicauda
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| Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
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The little conger (Gnathophis longicauda, also known as the little conger eel or the silver conger[2]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1888, originally under the genus Congromuraena.[4] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Gnathophis longicauda at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Gnathophis longicauda at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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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