Gnathophis xenica

Fish

Usual depth104–1,002 m
Water temperature18–25 °C
Best monthsDecember
How commonRare

About this species

Gnathophis xenica is an eel in the family Congridae. 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.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 104–1,002 m · Deepest record: 1,001.7 m

100–110 m: 5 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–25 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 7 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ヒメギンアナゴ

Similar species

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
8 open-data records from 2009 to 2022.

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