Sharknose conger

Gnathophis musteliceps

Brown
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform

Gnathophis musteliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, Myanmar.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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