Gnathophis neocaledoniensis
| Gnathophis neocaledoniensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. neocaledoniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis neocaledoniensis Karmovskaya, 2004 | |
Gnathophis neocaledoniensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from New Caledonia (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 520–580 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 18.5 centimetres.[2]
References
- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gnathophis neocaledoniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199175A2566698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199175A2566698.en. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b Gnathophis neocaledoniensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 [ref. 28053] Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.