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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Gnathophis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); neocaledoniensis: Named for its type locality, near New Caledonia..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 520 - 580 m (Ref. 54804). Deep-water
Distribuzione
Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri
Western Pacific: New Caledonia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 54804)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 219; Raggi anali molli: 160; Vertebre: 142 - 145. Diagnosis: Fins are light. The second pore of lateral line is elevated while the pores above the pectoral fin are not. Vertebrae 142-145; trunk vertebrae 45-47. Lateral line pores to vent 37-38. Supraorbital canal 6; suborbital canal 8; preoperculomandibular canal 10; occipital commissure 3. The stomach is light and peritoneum silvery (Ref. 54804).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Karmovskaya, E.S., 2004. Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the Western Tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. J. Ichthyol. 44(1):S1-S32. (Ref. 54804)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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