Umbrella conger

Umbrella conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Congridae
Genus:Gnathophis
Species: G. umbrellabius
Binomial name
Gnathophis umbrellabius
Kaup, 1856

The umbrella conger, Gnathophis umbrellabius, is a conger of the family Congridae, found on soft bottoms of the continental shelf of the southwest Pacific Ocean. Length is up to 45 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Gnathophis umbrellabius" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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