Gnathophis neocaledoniensis

Gnathophis neocaledoniensis

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium

Gnathophis neocaledoniensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Maximum length: 18.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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