''Gavialiceps'' is a genus of
eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
s in the pike conger family,
Muraenesocidae
The Muraenesocidae, or pike congers, are a small family of marine eels found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. Some species are known to enter brackish water.
Pike congers have cylindrical bodies, scaleless skin, narrow heads with large ...
.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Gavialiceps arabicus''
( D'Ancona, 1928)
* ''
Gavialiceps bertelseni''
Karmovskaya, 1993
* ''
Gavialiceps javanicus''
Karmovskaya, 1993 (Duckbill conger)
* ''
Gavialiceps taeniola''
Alcock, 1889
* ''
Gavialiceps taiwanensis''
( J. S. T. F. Chen & H. T. C. Weng, 1967)
References
Muraenesocidae
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