Gavialiceps bertelseni is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern slope of Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 670 to 1,200 metres (2,200 to 3,940 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 84 centimetres (33 in).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gavialiceps |
| Species: | G. bertelseni
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| Gavialiceps bertelseni Karmovskaya, 1993
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The species epithet was given in memory of ichthyologist Erik Bertelsen.[1]
Names
editIn Hindi the word ''Gavialiceps'' is translated as gavial and Bertelseni is named in memory of Erik Bertelsen.[3]
Description
editColor is dark-black. Dorsal and anal fin are dark in the caudal sections of the body. The gill and mouth cavities are dark but does not show through the skin.[3]
Distribution
editThis species of eel is found in Western Indian Ocean in south-western Madagascar.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gavialiceps bertelseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 1993 [ref. 22018] Systematics and distribution of the eel genus Gavialiceps (Congridae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 33 (no. 6): 742-752.
- ^ a b c Karmovskaya, 1993. "Gavialiceps bertelseni". FishBase.
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