Graham's conger
| Graham's conger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. grahami |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis grahami Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 | |
The Graham's conger[1] (Gnathophis grahami) 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 subtropical, marine eel which is known from New South Wales, Australia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 50-350 metres.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Gnathophis grahami at www.fishbase.org
- 1 2 Gnathophis grahami at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
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