Gnathophis tritos
| Gnathophis tritos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. tritos |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis tritos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 | |
Gnathophis tritos is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Straits of Florida, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 458-567 metres.[1]
Gnathophis tritos was given its species epithet due to its being the third species in its genus discovered in the western Atlantic.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Gnathophis tritos 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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