Gnathophis nystromi

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]

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

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 metres, and inhabits reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 45 centimetres, but more commonly reach a TL of 35 cm.[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 centimetres.[4]

References
  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. Gnathophis nystromi ginanago at www.fishbase.org.
  5. 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.


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