Gavialiceps javanicus explained

Gavialiceps javanicus, the duckbill conger, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).^{[1] [2]} It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including northwestern Australia, Java (from which the species epithet is derived), and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 560–600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 89 centimetres.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=60917&GenusName=Gavialiceps&SpeciesName=javanicus&StockCode=50698 Common names for Gavialiceps javanicus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Gavialiceps-javanicus.html Gavialiceps javanicus
3. Karmovskaya, E. S. 1993 [ref. 22018] Systematics and distribution of the eel genus Gavialiceps (Congridae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 33 (no. 6): 742–752.