Fish of the Gnathophis genus of the Congrinae subfamily of the Congridae (conger and garden eels) family of the Congroidei suborder of the Anguilliformes (eels) order of the Elopomorpha superorder.
(Thinlip conger. Photo by © Jo Langeneck. it.wikipedia.org)
Thinlip conger (Gnathophis mystax) was first described in 1809 by the French botanist and ichthyologist François Delaroche (1781-1812).
It occurs at the depth of 75-800 meters. It inhabits the muddy and sandy areas of the bottom. The maximum recorded length is 60 cm. Specimens not longer than 35 cm are more common. It feeds on bottom invertebrates, crustaceans and small-sized fish.
(Thinlip conger. Photo © ilmaredamare.com)
It is a permanent rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea. It is more common in its southern part. The species is poorly studied.
Names of thinlip conger (Gnathophis mystax) in other languages are as follows:
Φειδομούγγρι (Fidomungri) (Greek), Congrio dulce (Spanish), Grongo nasuto (Italian), Schwarzschwanz-Congeraal (German), Coreano (Portuguese), Ugor usnavac, Dugonosac (Serbian, Croatian), Congre bec-fin (French), Úhořovec mesinský (Czech).