Gnathophis heterognathos

Gnathophis heterognathos

Congrid Fish Reaching Forty One Point Five Centimeters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

Gnathophis heterognathos is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Myrophis. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including the southwestern Japanese archipelago, the Philippines, and the South China Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Maximum length: 41.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: SW part of the Japanese Archipelago, South China seas, including the Philippines.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction