Gnathophis heterolinea

Gnathophis heterolinea
Scientific classification
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 Adolf Kotthaus in 1968, originally under the genus Lemkea.[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

Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
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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[1] Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.

[Kotthaus,_1968-3] 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.