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Gnathophis heterolinea

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Gnathophis heterolinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Species:
G. heterolinea
Binomial name
Gnathophis heterolinea
(Kotthaus, 1968)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lemkea heterolinea Kotthaus, 1968

Gnathophis heterolinea is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968, originally under the genus Lemkea.[4] 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. (2019). "Gnathophis heterolinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199170A2566205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199170A2566205.en. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ 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.