Gnathophis bathytopos

Species of fish

Gnathophis bathytopos

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. bathytopos

Binomial name
Gnathophis bathytopos

D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

Gnathophis bathytopos, the blackgut conger,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Straits of Florida, USA, and the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 180–370 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 cm (14 in; 1.15 ft).[3]

## References

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1. ^ Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gnathophis bathytopos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199338A2584565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199338A2584565.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. ^ Common names for Gnathophis bathytopos Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ a b Gnathophis bathytopos at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ 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.

Taxon identifiers

Gnathophis bathytopos|

* Wikidata: Q2406699
* BOLD: 89119
* CoL: 3GLVH
* FishBase: 2625
* GBIF: 2403297
* iNaturalist: 611968
* IRMNG: 11332882
* ITIS: 161361
* IUCN: 199338
* NCBI: 1232742
* Observation.org: 795449
* OBIS: 158567
* Open Tree of Life: 133845
* WoRMS: 158567

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