Gavialiceps arabicus is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden, the southeastern Arabian Sea, Socotra, Yemen and Maldives. It dwells at a depth range of 380 to 497 metres (1,250 to 1,630 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 84 centimetres (2 ft 9 in).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenesocidae |
| Genus: | Gavialiceps |
| Species: | G. arabicus
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| Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928)
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2022). "Gavialiceps arabicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199168A2565995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199168A2565995.en. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gavialiceps arabicus". FishBase.
- ^ D'Ancona, U. (1928). Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24 (in Italian). Vol. 146. Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano.
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