Gnathophis codoniphorus

Gnathophis codoniphorus

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Small

Gnathophis 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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform