Gnathophis smithi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gnathophis |
Species: | G. smithi
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Binomial name | |
Gnathophis smithi Karmovskaya, 1990
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Gnathophis smithi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1990. [4] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the Nazca and Sala y Gómez ridges, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 145–250 metres, and leads a nocturnal lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.1 centimetres. [3] The eel's diet includes benthic crustaceans and polychaetes. [5]
The species epithet refers to David G. Smith, noted for specializing in the study of eels. [3]
Gnathophis smithi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Gnathophis |
Species: | G. smithi
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Binomial name | |
Gnathophis smithi Karmovskaya, 1990
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Gnathophis smithi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1990. [4] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the Nazca and Sala y Gómez ridges, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 145–250 metres, and leads a nocturnal lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 41.1 centimetres. [3] The eel's diet includes benthic crustaceans and polychaetes. [5]
The species epithet refers to David G. Smith, noted for specializing in the study of eels. [3]