Gnathophis smithi

Gnathophis smithi

Congrid Fish of Eastern Pacific

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Gnathophis smithi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1990. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the Nazca and Sala y Gómez ridges, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Gnathophis
Maximum length: 41.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Seamount located at the junction of the Nazca and Sala y Gómez ridges (Ref. 41744 ), Juan Fernández Is. with doubt about species identification (Ref. 41744 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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