Gavialiceps arabicus is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).

[2] It was described by Umberto D'Ancona in 1928, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.

[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden, the southeastern Arabian Sea, Socotra, Yemen and Maldives.

It dwells at a depth range of 380 to 497 metres (1,250 to 1,630 ft).

Males can reach a maximum total length of 84 centimetres (2 ft 9 in).