Gnathophis heterognathos

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Gnathophis heterognathos
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Species:
G. heterognathos
Binomial name
Gnathophis heterognathos
(Bleeker, 1858)
Synonyms [2]
  • Myrophis heterognathosBleeker, 1858

Gnathophis heterognathos is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858, originally under the genus Myrophis . [4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including the southwestern Japanese Archipelago, the Philippines, and the South China Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 183–199 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.5 centimetres (1 ft 4.3 in). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Tighe, K.; McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Gnathophis heterognathos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199381A2589437. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199381A2589437.en . Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Gnathophis heterognathos at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Gnathophis heterognathos at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Bleeker, P., 1858 [ref. 16963] Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Japan. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5: 1-12, Pls. 1-3.


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