Gnathophis macroporis explained

Gnathophis macroporis, the largepore conger,[1] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel from Victoria, Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 164 metres.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=60614&GenusName=Gnathophis&SpeciesName=macroporis&StockCode=50383 Gnathophis macroporis
  2. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Gnathophis-macroporis.html Gnathophis macroporis
  3. Karmovskaya, E. S. and J. R. Paxton 2000 [ref. 25768] Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (Suppl. 1): S1-S14.

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