Gnathophis heterolinea

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Gnathophis heterolinea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Species:
G. heterolinea
Binomial name
Gnathophis heterolinea
(Kotthaus, 1968)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lemkea heterolinea Kotthaus, 1968

Gnathophis heterolinea is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by in 1968, originally under the genus .[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mombasa, Kenya, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 177–243 metres.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Kotthaus, A., 1968 [ref. 2669] Fische des Indischen Ozeans. A. Systematischer Teil. III. Ostariophysi und Apodes. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3: 14-56.


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