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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Gnathophis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edvard Thorbjörn Nyström (1863–1950) was a Swedish veterinarian. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.
Issue
This species is synonym of Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker 1858-59) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870) following Karmovskaya (2004: Ref. 54804). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 250 - 355 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
Western Pacific: Japan to Hawaii.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559); common length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27550)
Presumed benthic (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.8 - 13.4, mean 11 °C (based on 56 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00063 (0.00029 - 0.00138), b=3.18 (3.00 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).