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Gnathophis heterolinea
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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
Lemkea heterolinea Kotthaus, 1968

Gnathophis heterolinea is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968, originally under the genus Lemkea. 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.

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. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
4. Kotthaus, A., 1968 Fische des Indischen Ozeans. A. Systematischer Teil. III. Ostariophysi und Apodes. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3: 14-56.

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