Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Gnathophis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); parini: Named in honor of N.V. Parin, specialist in the study of fishes occurring on submarine ridges in the southeastern Pacific.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin (1932–2012) of the P. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 560 m (Ref. 41744). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge and Juan Fernandez.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41744)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 227 - 242; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 177 - 204; Vertebrae: 146 - 147. Median fins with light margins; all lateral line pores (except for the 2nd) on the ventral margin of the canal; dorsal fin origin posterior to the bases of the pectorals, its origin above the 12th pore of the lateral line; lateral line system: supraorbital 5, infraorbital 7, postorbital 2, preopercular-mandibular 9, occipital commissure 3 (Ref. 41744).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Maximum length based on a juvenile specimen.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Karmovskaya, E.S., 1990. New species of conger eels from southeastern Pacific Seamounts. J. Ichthyol. 30(7):1-10. (Ref. 41744)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources