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Duckbill Conger

Gavialiceps javanicus Karmovskaya 1993

Diagnostic Description

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Dark brown, the back is darker than the belly. Peritoneum, gill and mouth cavities are dark and show through the skin. Stomach is bright, does not reach above the anus, its length is 2.1 times the length of the head (Ref. 44791).
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Trophic Strategy

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Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
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Duckbill conger

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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]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Gavialiceps javanicus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b 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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Duckbill conger: Brief Summary

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The duckbill conger (Gavialiceps javanicus) is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993. 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.

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