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Gnathophis xenica
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gnathophis
Species:	G. xenica
Binomial name
Gnathophis xenica (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)
Synonyms
Arisoma nystromi xenica Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951

Gnathophis xenica is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Akira Ochiai in 1951, originally as a subspecies of Arisoma nystromi. It 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 32 centimeters.

References

1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gnathophis xenica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199141A2563376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199141A2563376.en. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Gnathophis xenica at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Gnathophis xenica at www.fishbase.org.
4. Matsubara, K. and A. Ochiai, 1951 On the conger eels related to Arisoma nystromi (Jordan et Snyder) found in the waters of Japan and China. Memoirs of the College of Agriculture Kyoto University No. 59: 1-18.

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