Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gavialiceps arabicus is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden, the southeastern Arabian Sea, Socotra, Yemen and Maldives. It dwells at a depth range of 380 to 497 metres (1,250 to 1,630 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 84 centimetres (2 ft 9 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Gavialiceps arabicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:35:36.954942+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Name authority
- (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenesocidae
- Genus
- Gavialiceps
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyMuraenesocidae Kaup, 1859
- genusGavialiceps Alcock, 1889
- speciesGavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gavialiceps. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gavialiceps taiwanensis (Chen & Weng, 1967) | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gavialiceps bertelseni Karmovskaya, 1993 | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gavialiceps javanicus Karmovskaya, 1993 | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gavialiceps taeniola Alcock, 1889 | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leptocephalus arabicus D'Ancona, 1928 D'Ancona, 1928 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280820 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FFP9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.