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

Gnathophis castlei, or Castle's conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Queensland, Australia, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 131–366 metres. Males can reach a total length of 34.2 centimetres.

Etymology

The species epithet refers to Peter Henry John Castle.

References

1. Common names for Gnathophis castlei at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Gnathophis castlei Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
3. Karmovskaya, E. S., and J. R. Paxton, 2000 Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (Suppl. 1): S1-S14.

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