Duckbill conger

Gavialiceps javanicus

Eighty Nine Centimeters Eel of Australian Waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Gavialiceps javanicus, the duckbill conger, 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 Indo-West Pacific, including northwestern Australia, Java (from which the species epithet is derived), and Indonesia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Gavialiceps
Maximum length: 89 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Java, Indonesia and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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