Gnathophis nystromi

Species of fish

Gnathophis nystromi

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Congridae
Genus:  | Gnathophis
Species:  |

G. nystromi

Binomial name
Gnathophis nystromi

(Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Subspecies

* Gnathophis nystromi nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
* Gnathophis nystromi ginanago (Asano, 1958)

Synonyms[1][2]

* Leptocephalus nystromi Jordan & Snyder, 1901
* Rhynchocymba nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
* Rhynchocymba nystromi nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
* Rhynchocymba nystromi ginanago Asano, 1958

Gnathophis nystromi (known commonly as the conger eel[3]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4][5] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[6] It contains two subspecies, Gnathophis nystromi nystromi, and Gnathophis nystromi ginanago, which was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Rhynchocymba.[7]

G. nystromi nystromi is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Japan, the South China Sea, and Hawaii. It dwells at a depth range of 250–355 meters, and inhabits reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 45 cm (1 ft 6 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 35 cm (1 ft 2 in).[5]

G. nystromi ginanago 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 40 centimeters.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis nystromi nystromi at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis nystromi ginanago at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Common names for Gnathophis nystromi nystromi at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ a b Gnathophis nystromi ginanago at www.fishbase.org.
5. ^ a b Gnathophis nystromi nystromi at www.fishbase.org.
6. ^ Jordan, D. S. and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.
7. ^ Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12046] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. II. Description of two new fishes referable to the genera Rhynchocymba and Promyllantor. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 197-201.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q10506468
* CoL: 3GLW8
* EoL: 2256109
* FishBase: 8251
* GBIF: 4286588
* iNaturalist: 611985
* IRMNG: 10156534
* ITIS: 635886
* NCBI: 267669
* WoRMS: 293607

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