Bathycongrus Parapolyporus

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Short description: Species of fish

Bathycongrus parapolyporus
Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species:
B. parapolyporus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus parapolyporus
Karmovskaya, 2009

Bathycongrus parapolyporus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2009.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, Lakeba Island, the South China Sea, and Vietnam. It is known to dwell at a depth of 310 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 34.8 centimetres.[2]

The species epithet "parapolyporus" means "near to many pored" in Ancient Greek, and refers to the species' similar features to Bathycongrus polyporus.[2]

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus parapolyporus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T103684273A103687391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T103684273A103687391.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103684273/103687391. Retrieved 6 January 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bathycongrus parapolyporus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Karmovskaya, E. S., 2009 [ref. 30139] New records of congrid eels of the genus Bathycongrus (Congridae) in the west-central tropical Pacific Ocean, with a description of three new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 49 (no. 2): 139-153.

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