Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
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
Gnathophis longicauda, the little conger, little conger eel or silver conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Edward Pierson Ramsay and James Douglas Ogilby in 1888, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is endemic to Australia, in the Indo-West Pacific. It dwells at a depth range of 2–99 metres, and inhabits the continental shelf and slope.
Wikipedia contributors, Gnathophis longicauda; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:38:25.165123+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
- Name authority
- (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Congridae
- Genus
- Gnathophis
- 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
- familyCongridae Kaup, 1856
- subfamilyCongrinae Kaup, 1856
- genusGnathophis Kaup, 1859
- speciesGnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gnathophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| blackgut congerGnathophis bathytopos Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis capensis (Kaup, 1856) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis castlei Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| hardtail congerGnathophis cinctus (Garman, 1899) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis codoniphorus Maul, 1972 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis grahami Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis microps Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis nasutus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis neocaledoniensis Karmovskaya, 2004 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conger eelGnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis smithi Karmovskaya, 1990 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gnathophis ornatus (Frost, 1928) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gnathophis longicaudus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888) (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888) | synonym |
| Congromuraena longicauda Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 | ambiguous 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=271760 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:3GLVY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.