Bathycongrus bleekeri

Bathycongrus bleekeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species:
B. bleekeri
Binomial name
Bathycongrus bleekeri
Fowler, 1934
Synonyms[2]
  • Ariosoma bleekeri (Fowler, 1934)

Bathycongrus bleekeri is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 51 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 8 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus bleekeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199268A2576696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199268A2576696.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.
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