Gnathophis tritos

Short description: Species of fish

Gnathophis tritos

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

G. tritos

Binomial name
Gnathophis tritos

D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

Gnathophis tritos is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Straits of Florida, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 458–567 meters.[2]

Gnathophis tritos was given its species epithet due to its being the third species in its genus discovered in the western Atlantic.[2]

## References

1. ↑ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gnathophis tritos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T190487A1953406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T190487A1953406.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190487/1953406. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gnathophis tritos at www.fishbase.org.
3. ↑ Smith, D. G. and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.

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