Gnathophis bracheatopos
Gnathophis bracheatopos, the longeye conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2][3] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the United States (South Carolina to Florida) and the eastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 55–110 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimeters.[3]
| Gnathophis bracheatopos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. bracheatopos |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis bracheatopos D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 | |
References
- Smith, D.G. (2015). "Gnathophis bracheatopos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199270A2576874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199270A2576874.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- Common names for Gnathophis bracheatopos at www.fishbase.org.
- Gnathophis bracheatopos at www.fishbase.org.
- 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.
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