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''Gnathophis macroporis'', the largepore conger,''Gnathophis macroporis''
at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Gnathophis macroporis''
at www.fishbase.org.
It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and John Richard Paxton in 2000.Karmovskaya, E. S. and J. R. Paxton 2000 ef. 25768''Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species.'' Journal of Ichthyology v. 40 (Suppl. 1): S1-S14. It is a marine,
temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout t ...
water-dwelling eel which is known from
Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...
, in the eastern
Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...
. It is known to dwell at a depth of 164 metres.


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macroporis Taxa named by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya Taxa named by John Richard Paxton Fish described in 2000 {{Congridae-stub