Gnathophis heterolinea
| Gnathophis heterolinea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. heterolinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis heterolinea (Kotthaus, 1968) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gnathophis heterolinea is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968, originally under the genus Lemkea.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mombasa, Kenya, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 177-243 metres.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kotthaus, A., 1968 [ref. 2669] Fische des Indischen Ozeans. A. Systematischer Teil. III. Ostariophysi und Apodes. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3: 14-56.
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