Bridge duckbill eel

The bridge duckbill eel is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and David G. Smith in 1981. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including New Caledonia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of. Females can reach a maximum total length of.
The species epithet "gephyra" means "bridge" in Ancient Greek, and refers to the link the species provides between the species Nettenchelys pygmaeus and Nettenchelys inion.