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Gnathophis heterognathos
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gnathophis
Species:	G. heterognathos
Binomial name
Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker, 1858)
Synonyms
Myrophis heterognathos Bleeker, 1858

Gnathophis heterognathos is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Myrophis. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including the southwestern Japanese Archipelago, the Philippines, and the South China Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 183–199 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.5 centimetres (1 ft 4.3 in).

References

1. Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Gnathophis heterognathos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199381A2589437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199381A2589437.en. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Gnathophis heterognathos at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Gnathophis heterognathos at www.fishbase.org.
4. Bleeker, P., 1858 Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Japan. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5: 1-12, Pls. 1-3.

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