Gnathophis melanocoelus
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| Gnathophis melanocoelus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
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Gnathophis melanocoelus (known commonly as the Blackgut 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 subtropical, marine eel which is known from western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 156 metres.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Gnathophis melanocoelus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gnathophis melanocoelus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.
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