Gnathophis melanocoelus

Gnathophis melanocoelus (known commonly as the Blackgut conger^[1]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000.^[3] 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.^[2]

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