Biology:Flapnose conger

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Flapnose conger
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Parabathymyrus
Species:
P. oregoni
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus oregoni
D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

The flapnose conger[2] (Parabathymyrus oregoni) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from French Guiana, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 210 metres.

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Parabathymyrus oregoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199285A2578586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199285A2578586.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199285/2578586. Retrieved 6 February 2022. 
  2. Common names for Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Smith, D. G., and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.

Wikidata ☰ Q2556843 entry