Gnathophis codoniphorus
Appearance
Gnathophis codoniphorus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gnathophis |
Species: | G. codoniphorus
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Binomial name | |
Gnathophis codoniphorus Maul, 1972
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Gnathophis codoniphorus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Günther Maul in 1972.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Azorean slope at the Great Meteor Seamount, in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 300–304 metres (984–997 ft).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Conceicao Biscoito, M.J. (2015). "Gnathophis codoniphorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199413A69010894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T199413A69010894.en. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ a b Gnathophis codoniphorus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Maul, G. E., 1972 [ref. 7628] On a new species of eel of the genus Gnathophis (Apodes, Congridae) from the Meteor Seamount. Bocagiana. Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural) No. 31: 1-7.