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Congridae
Gnathophis codoniphorus
Gnathophis codoniphorus
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Anguilliform
- Small
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
SmallGnathophis codoniphorus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Günther Maul in 1972. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Azorean slope at the Great Meteor Seamount, in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Congridae
- Genus
- Gnathophis
- Maximum length
- 11.1 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Northeast Atlantic: Azorean slope (Meteor Seamount). High Seas only.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Family
Conservation status
