Little conger

Gnathophis longicauda

Eel of Australian Waters

Temperate
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Temperate fish

Gnathophis longicauda, the little conger, little conger eel or silver conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1888, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is endemic to Australia, in the Indo-West Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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