Gnathophis castlei

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Gnathophis castlei, or Castle's conger,[1] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Queensland, Australia, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 131–366 metres. Males can reach a total length of 34.2 centimetres.[2]

Gnathophis castlei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Species:
G. castlei
Binomial name
Gnathophis castlei

Etymology

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The species epithet refers to Peter Henry John Castle.

References

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  1. ^ Common names for Gnathophis castlei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Gnathophis castlei Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., and J. R. Paxton, 2000 [ref. 25768] Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (Suppl. 1): S1-S14.