Gnathophis heterolinea

Gnathophis heterolinea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Gnathophis heterolinea is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968, originally under the genus Lemkea. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mombasa, Kenya, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform