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Gnathophis leptosomatus
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. leptosomatus
Binomial name
Gnathophis leptosomatus Karrer, 1983

Gnathophis leptosomatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Christine Karrer in 1983. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 420–428 metres.

References

1. Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith D.R. (2019). "Gnathophis leptosomatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199054A2554166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199054A2554166.en. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. ^ Gnathophis leptosomatus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Karrer, C., 1983 Anguilliformes du Canal de Mozambique (Pisces, Teleostei). Faune Tropicale v. 23 (for 1982): 1-116.

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