Gnathophis heterognathos

Gnathophis heterognathos is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Myrophis.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including the southwestern Japanese Archipelago, the Philippines, and the South China Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 183–199 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.5 centimetres.[2]

Gnathophis heterognathos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Congridae
Genus:
Gnathophis
Species:
G. heterognathos
Binomial name
Gnathophis heterognathos
(Bleeker, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myrophis heterognathos Bleeker, 1858

References
  1. Synonyms of Gnathophis heterognathos at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Gnathophis heterognathos at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Bleeker, P., 1858 [ref. 16963] Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Japan. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5: 1-12, Pls. 1-3.


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