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Gnathophis grahami
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G. grahami
Binomial name
Gnathophis grahami
Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000

The Graham's conger[1] (Gnathophis grahami) 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 New South Wales, Australia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 50-350 metres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Gnathophis grahami at www.fishbase.org
  2. ^ a b Gnathophis grahami 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.