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| Maputo conger | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bathymyrus |
| Species: | B. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathymyrus smithi Castle, 1968
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The Maputo conger[2] (Bathymyrus smithi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which also inhabits brackish waters, and is known from the Limpopo River and the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 470–490 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.[3]
Wikidata ☰ Q2075411 entry
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Categories: [Congridae]