Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 239; Anal soft rays: 159; Vertebrae: 139 - 140. Diagnosis: Fins are light; ray bases are dark. Canal of second lateral line pore elevated, while pores above the pectoral fin are not. Vertebrae 139-140; trunk vertebrae 41-42. Lateral line pores to anus 34-35. Supraorbital canal 6; suborbital canal 7; preoperculomandibular canal 10; occipital commissure 3. Swim bladder do not reach the anus. Gastrointestinal tract light (Ref. 54804).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Gnathophis

Species: Gnathophis asanoi Karmovskaya, 2004

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal