Gavialiceps bertelseni
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| Gavialiceps bertelseni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gavialiceps |
| Species: | G. bertelseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Gavialiceps bertelseni Karmovskaya, 1993 | |
Gavialiceps bertelseni is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern slope of Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 670 to 1,200 metres (2,200 to 3,940 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 84 centimetres (33 in).[1]
The species epithet was given in memory of ichthyologist Erik Bertelsen.[1]
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