Gnathophis xenica is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Akira Ochiai in 1951, originally as a subspecies of Arisoma nystromi.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 32 centimeters.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gnathophis |
Species: | G. xenica
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Binomial name | |
Gnathophis xenica | |
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References
edit- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gnathophis xenica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199141A2563376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199141A2563376.en. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis xenica at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Gnathophis xenica at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Matsubara, K. and A. Ochiai, 1951 [ref. 12898] On the conger eels related to Arisoma nystromi (Jordan et Snyder) found in the waters of Japan and China. Memoirs of the College of Agriculture Kyoto University No. 59: 1-18.