Gnathophis leptosomatus
Gnathophis leptosomatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gnathophis |
Species: | G. leptosomatus
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Binomial name | |
Gnathophis leptosomatus Karrer, 1983
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Gnathophis leptosomatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by in 1983.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 420–428 metres.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Gnathophis leptosomatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karrer, C., 1983 [ref. 5679] Anguilliformes du Canal de Mozambique (Pisces, Teleostei). Faune Tropicale v. 23 (for 1982): 1-116.
Categories:
- Gnathophis
- Taxa named by Christine Karrer
- Fish described in 1983
- Anguilliformes stubs