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Gnathophis macroporis

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Gnathophis macroporis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Species:
G. macroporis
Binomial name
Gnathophis macroporis

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 from Victoria, Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 164 metres.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gnathophis macroporis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Gnathophis macroporis Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today 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.