Gnathophis heterolinea is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Adolf Kotthaus in 1968, originally under the genus Lemkea.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Mombasa, Kenya, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 177–243 metres.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. heterolinea
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| Gnathophis heterolinea (Kotthaus, 1968)
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References
edit- ^ Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.R. (2019). "Gnathophis heterolinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199170A2566205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199170A2566205.en. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gnathophis heterolinea at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kotthaus, A., 1968 [ref. 2669] Fische des Indischen Ozeans. A. Systematischer Teil. III. Ostariophysi und Apodes. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3: 14-56.
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