Bignose conger

Gnathophis nasutus

Eel from Australian Waters

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

Gnathophis nasutus (known commonly as the bignose 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 tropical, marine eel which is known from western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Maximum length: 18.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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