Congridae

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.