Gnathophis bathytopos explained

Gnathophis bathytopos, the blackgut conger,^[1] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Straits of Florida, USA, and the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 180–370 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35cm (14inches).^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=2625&GenusName=Gnathophis&SpeciesName=bathytopos&StockCode=2821 Common names for Gnathophis bathytopos
2. https://archive.today/20130701232500/http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Gnathophis-bathytopos.html Gnathophis bathytopos
3. Smith, D. G., and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530–543.