Gnathophis musteliceps

Gnathophis musteliceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gnathophis
Species:	G. musteliceps
Binomial name
Gnathophis musteliceps (Alcock, 1894)
Synonyms [2]
Congromuraena mustelicepsAlcock, 1894 Bathycongrus musteliceps(Alcock, 1894)

Gnathophis musteliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena. ^[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 265–457 metres. ^[3]

References

1. Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. (2019). "Gnathophis musteliceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199148A2564170. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199148A2564170.en . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.
3. Gnathophis musteliceps at www.fishbase.org.
4. Alcock, A. W., 1894 [ref. 90] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,'... Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7.