Biology:Gnathophis musteliceps
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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. musteliceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis musteliceps (Alcock, 1894)
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Gnathophis musteliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 265–457 metres.[3]
References
- ↑ Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. (2019). "Gnathophis musteliceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199148A2564170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199148A2564170.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199148/2564170. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Synonyms of Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Alcock, A. W., 1894 [ref. 90] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,'... Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q2719557 entry
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