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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Gnathophis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); neocaledoniensis: Named for its type locality, near New Caledonia.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 295 - 580 m (Ref. 54804). Deep-water
Western Pacific: New Caledonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54804)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 219; Anal soft rays: 160; Vertebrae: 142 - 145. Diagnosis: Fins are light. The second pore of lateral line is elevated while the pores above the pectoral fin are not. Vertebrae 142-145; trunk vertebrae 45-47. Lateral line pores to vent 37-38. Supraorbital canal 6; suborbital canal 8; preoperculomandibular canal 10; occipital commissure 3. The stomach is light and peritoneum silvery (Ref. 54804).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Karmovskaya, E.S., 2004. Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the Western Tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. J. Ichthyol. 44(1):S1-S32. (Ref. 54804)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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