''Gnathophis asanoi'' is an

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

in the family

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(conger/garden eels).''Gnathophis asanoi''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 ef. 28053''Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species.'' Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the

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, in the western

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. It dwells at a depth range of 280–440 metres. Males can reach a maximum

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of . The

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"''asanoi''" refers to

Hirotoshi Asano Hirotoshi (written: 弘寿, 弘年, 博敏, 博俊, 裕稔, 浩俊 or 広俊) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese baseball play ...

, and was given in honour of his contribution to the study of

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ese species in the family Congridae.

References

asanoi Fish described in 2004 {{Anguilliformes-stub