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Gnathophis codoniphorus
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. codoniphorus
Binomial name
Gnathophis codoniphorus Maul, 1972

Gnathophis codoniphorus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Günther Maul in 1972. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Azorean slope at the Great Meteor Seamount, in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 300–304 metres (984–997 ft).

References

1. Conceicao Biscoito, M.J. (2015). "Gnathophis codoniphorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199413A69010894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T199413A69010894.en. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
2. ^ Gnathophis codoniphorus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Maul, G. E., 1972 On a new species of eel of the genus Gnathophis (Apodes, Congridae) from the Meteor Seamount. Bocagiana. Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural) No. 31: 1-7.

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