Duckbill conger
| Duckbill conger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenesocidae |
| Genus: | Gavialiceps |
| Species: | G. javanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gavialiceps javanicus Karmovskaya, 1993 | |
The Duckbill conger[1] (Gavialiceps javanicus) is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[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]
References
- ↑ Common names for Gavialiceps javanicus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Gavialiceps javanicus 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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