Biology:Bathycongrus macrocercus

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Bathycongrus macrocercus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species:
B. macrocercus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus macrocercus
(Alcock, 1894)
Synonyms[2]
  • Congromuraena macrocercus Alcock, 1894

Bathycongrus macrocercus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Andaman Islands, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3]

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus macrocercus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199296A2579793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199296A2579793.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199296/2579793. Retrieved 6 January 2022. 
  2. Synonyms of Bathycongrus macrocercus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bathycongrus macrocercus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Alcock, A. W., 1894 [ref. 90] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,'... Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7.

Wikidata ☰ Q2274874 entry