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Congridae

Gnathophis tritos

Gnathophis tritos

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Anguilliform

Gnathophis tritos is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Straits of Florida, in the western central Atlantic Ocean.

Family
Congridae
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Straits of Florida.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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