Gnathophis parini is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1990.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Sala y Gomez Ridge, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 540–560 metres. The maximum known total length, based on a juvenile specimen, is 13.7 centimetres.[3]
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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. parini
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| Gnathophis parini Karmovskaya, 1990
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The species epithet "parini" refers to N.V. Parin.[3]
References
edit- ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Gnathophis parini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199386A2589904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199386A2589904.en. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Gnathophis parini at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Gnathophis parini at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 1990 [ref. 20148] New species of conger eels (Congridae) from southeastern Pacific Seamounts. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 5): 764-772.
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