Gavialiceps bertelseni
| Gavialiceps bertelseni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenesocidae |
| Genus: | Gavialiceps |
| Species: | G. bertelseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Gavialiceps bertelseni Karmovskaya, 1993 | |
Gavialiceps bertelseni is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern slope of Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 670 to 1,200 metres (2,200 to 3,940 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 84 centimetres (33 in).[1]
The species epithet was given in memory of ichthyologist Erik Bertelsen.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Gavialiceps bertelseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
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