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Gnathophis melanocoelus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gnathophis
Species:	G. melanocoelus
Binomial name
Gnathophis melanocoelus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000

Gnathophis melanocoelus (known commonly as the Blackgut conger) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 156 metres.

References

1. Common names for Gnathophis melanocoelus at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Gnathophis melanocoelus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Karmovskaya, E. S. and J. R. Paxton, 2000 Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (Suppl. 1): S1-S14.

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