Gnathophis heterolinea

Short description: Species of fish

Gnathophis heterolinea

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Congridae
Genus:  | Gnathophis
Species:  |

G. heterolinea

Binomial name
Gnathophis heterolinea

(Kotthaus, 1968)

Synonyms[2]

* Lemkea heterolinea Kotthaus, 1968

Gnathophis heterolinea is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968, originally under the genus Lemkea.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mombasa, Kenya, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 177–243 metres.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. (2019). "Gnathophis heterolinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199170A2566205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199170A2566205.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199170/2566205. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. ↑ Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
4. ↑ Kotthaus, A., 1968 [ref. 2669] Fische des Indischen Ozeans. A. Systematischer Teil. III. Ostariophysi und Apodes. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3: 14-56.

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