Blackgut conger

Gnathophis melanocoelus

Eel from the Indian Ocean

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Gnathophis melanocoelus (known commonly as the Blackgut conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Maximum length: 23.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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