Gavialiceps javanicus Karmovskaya, 1993
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 javanicus, the duckbill conger, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1993. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including northwestern Australia, Java (from which the species epithet is derived), and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 560–600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 89 centimetres.
Wikipedia contributors, Gavialiceps javanicus; 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 javanicus Karmovskaya, 1993
- Name authority
- Karmovskaya, 1993
- 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 javanicus Karmovskaya, 1993
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 arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928) | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gavialiceps taiwanensis (Chen & Weng, 1967) | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gavialiceps bertelseni Karmovskaya, 1993 | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gavialiceps taeniola Alcock, 1889 | MuraenesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Karmovskaya, E. S. (1993). Systematics and distribution of the eel genus Gavialiceps (Congridae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 33 (6): 742–752. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology 34 (3):73–89.]. 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:3FFPB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.