Gnathophis is a genus of marine congrid eels.
Species
There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus:
- Gnathophis ajithi <small>Kodeeswaran & Karmovskaya, 2025</small>
- Gnathophis andriashevi <small>Karmovskaya, 1990</small>
- Gnathophis anilmohapatrai <small>Kodeeswaran & Karmovskaya, 2025</small>
- Gnathophis arabicus <small>Kodeeswaran & Karmovskaya, 2025</small>
- Gnathophis asanoi <small>Karmovskaya, 2004</small>
- Gnathophis bathytopos <small>D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977</small> (blackgut conger)
- Gnathophis bracheatopos <small>D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977</small> (longeye conger)
- Gnathophis capensis <small>(Kaup, 1856)</small> (Southern Atlantic conger)
- Gnathophis castlei <small>Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000</small> (Castle's conger)
- Gnathophis cinctus <small>(Garman, 1899)</small> (hardtail conger)
- Gnathophis codoniphorus <small>Maul, 1972</small>
- Gnathophis ginanago <small>(Asano, 1958)</small>
- Gnathophis grahami <small>Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000</small> (Graham's conger)
- Gnathophis habenatus <small>(J. Richardson, 1848)</small> (little conger eel)
- Gnathophis heterognathos <small>(Bleeker, 1858)</small>
- Gnathophis heterolinea <small>(Kotthaus, 1968)</small>
- Gnathophis johnsoni <small>Prokofiev, Frable, Emelianova, Saveleva & Orlov, 2025</small>
- Gnathophis leptosomatus <small>Karrer, 1982</small>
- Gnathophis longicauda <small>(E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888)</small> (little conger)
- Gnathophis macroporis <small>Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000</small> (largepore conger)
- Gnathophis melanocoelus <small>Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000</small> (blackgut conger)
- Gnathophis microps <small>Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000</small> (smalleye conger)
- Gnathophis musteliceps <small>(Alcock, 1894)</small>
- Gnathophis mystax <small>(Delaroche, 1809)</small> (thinlip conger)
- Gnathophis nasutus <small>Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000</small>
- Gnathophis neocaledoniensis <small>Karmovskaya, 2004</small>
- Gnathophis nystromi <small>(D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)</small>
- Gnathophis parini <small>Karmovskaya, 1990</small>
- Gnathophis smithi <small>Karmovskaya, 1990</small>
- Gnathophis tritos <small>D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977</small>
- Gnathophis umbrellabius <small>(Whitley, 1946)</small> (umbrella conger)
- Gnathophis xenica <small>(Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)</small>
References
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
See also