Gnathophis musteliceps

Gnathophis musteliceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gnathophis
Species:	G. musteliceps
Binomial name
	Gnathophis musteliceps; (Alcock, 1894)
Synonyms[1]
	Congromuraena musteliceps Alcock, 1894; Bathycongrus musteliceps (Alcock, 1894);

Gnathophis musteliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 265–457 metres.[2]

References

Synonyms of Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.
Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.
Alcock, A. W., 1894 [ref. 90] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,'... Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7.

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[1] Synonyms of Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.

[Alcock,_1894-3] Alcock, A. W., 1894 [ref. 90] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,'... Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7.