Gnathophis xenica

Gnathophis xenica is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[3] It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Akira Ochiai in 1951, originally as a subspecies of Arisoma nystromi.^[4] 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.^[3]

Gnathophis xenica
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Gnathophis
Species:	G. xenica
Binomial name
Gnathophis xenica (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)
Synonyms[2]
Arisoma nystromi xenica Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951