Duckbill conger

The duckbill conger (Gavialiceps javanicus) is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[1][2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including northwestern Australia, Java (from which the species epithet is derived), and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 560–600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 89 centimetres.[2]

Duckbill conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Muraenesocidae
Genus:
Gavialiceps
Species:
G. javanicus
Binomial name
Gavialiceps javanicus
Karmovskaya, 1993

References
  1. Common names for Gavialiceps javanicus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Gavialiceps javanicus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Karmovskaya, E. S. 1993 [ref. 22018] Systematics and distribution of the eel genus Gavialiceps (Congridae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 33 (no. 6): 742–752.


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