Blackedge conger

Blackedge conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species:
B. retrotinctus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus retrotinctus
(Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptocephalus retrotinctus Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  • Rhechias retrotincta (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  • Bathycongrus randalli Ben-Tuvia, 1993

The Blackedge conger (Bathycongrus retrotinctus, also known as the Randall's conger[3]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan to the Philippines, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 150–450 metres (490–1,480 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 54 centimetres (1 ft 9 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ Acero, A.; Murdy, E.; Smith, D. . (2010). "Bathycongrus retrotinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154672A4602616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154672A4602616.en. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Bathycongrus retrotinctus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Bathycongrus retrotinctus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathycongrus retrotinctus". FishBase.
  5. ^ Jordan, D. S.; J. O. Snyder (28 August 1901). "A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 23 (1239): 837–890.
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