Gnathophis bracheatopos
Species of fish
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Gnathophis bracheatopos, the longeye conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2][3] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the United States (South Carolina to Florida) and the eastern Gulf of Mexico, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 55–110 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 35 centimeters.[3]
| Gnathophis bracheatopos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. bracheatopos |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis bracheatopos D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 | |
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