Gnathophis macroporis
- Usual depth146–463 m
- Water temperature16–22 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Gnathophis macroporis, the largepore conger, is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel from Victoria, Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 164 metres (538 ft)
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 146–463 m · Deepest record: 463 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–22 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- 14 open-data records from 1867 to 1990.
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