Bertelsen's Duckbill Conger

Gavialiceps bertelseni

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Large

Gavialiceps bertelseni is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern slope of Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Gavialiceps
Maximum length: 84 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: southwestern slope of Madagascar.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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