Gnathophis musteliceps

Gnathophis musteliceps is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena.^[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Bay of Bengal, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 265–457 metres.^[3]

Gnathophis musteliceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gnathophis
Species:	G. musteliceps
Binomial name
Gnathophis musteliceps (Alcock, 1894)
Synonyms[2]
Congromuraena musteliceps Alcock, 1894 Bathycongrus musteliceps (Alcock, 1894)