Biology:Toothy conger
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Short description: Species of fish
| Toothy conger | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bathycongrus |
| Species: | B. odontostomus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathycongrus odontostomus (Fowler, 1934)
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The Toothy conger[3] (Bathycongrus odontostomus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Uranoconger.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian and southwestern Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth of 886 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 4.3 centimetres.[4]
References
- ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus odontostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199244A2574045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199244A2574045.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199244/2574045. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ Synonyms of Bathycongrus odontostomus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Bathycongrus odontostomus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bathycongrus odontostomus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3129452 entry
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