Gnathophis mystax
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. mystax
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| Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche, 1809)
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Gnathophis mystax, the thinlip conger or blacktailed conger,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by François Étienne Delaroche in 1809, originally under the genus Muraena.[4] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Portugal, the Mediterranean, and Morocco. It dwells at a depth range of 75–800 metres, and inhabits mud and sand on the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 35 centimetres.[3]
The thinlip conger feeds on crustaceans including crabs such as Goneplax rhomboides, shrimp and prawns such as , , , and mysids. It also feeds on polychaetes, bony fish and other invertebrates.[5] Spawning occurs between August and October.[6]
The thinlip conger is sometimes harvested by fisheries.[3]
References[]
- ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis mystax at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Gnathophis mystax at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Gnathophis mystax at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Delaroche, F. E., 1809 [ref. 17380] Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 13: 313-361, Pls. 20-25.
- ^ Food items reported for Gnathophis mystax at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Spawning for Gnathophis mystax at www.fishbase.org.
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