Biology:Gnathophis neocaledoniensis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Gnathophis neocaledoniensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Gnathophis |
| Species: | G. neocaledoniensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathophis neocaledoniensis Karmovskaya, 2004
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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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199175/2566698. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2217624 entry
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