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Longeye Conger

Gnathophis bracheatopos Smith & Kanazawa 1977

Gnathophis bracheatopos

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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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Common names for Gnathophis bracheatopos at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Gnathophis bracheatopos at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ 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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Gnathophis bracheatopos: Brief Summary

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Gnathophis bracheatopos, the longeye conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977. 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.

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