Bathycongrus bleekeri

Short description: Species of fish

Bathycongrus bleekeri

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Congridae
Genus:  | Bathycongrus
Species:  |

B. bleekeri

Binomial name
Bathycongrus bleekeri

Fowler, 1934

Synonyms[2]

* Ariosoma bleekeri (Fowler, 1934)

Bathycongrus bleekeri is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines , in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 51 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 8 centimetres.[3]

## References

1. ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus bleekeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199268A2576696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199268A2576696.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199268/2576696. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
2. ↑ Synonyms of Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
4. ↑ 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.

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