Lined conger

Species of fish

Lined conger

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

B. guttulatus

Binomial name
Bathycongrus guttulatus

(Günther, 1887)

Synonyms[2]

* Congromuraena guttulata Günther, 1887
* Ariosoma guttulata (Günther, 1887)
* Conger guttulata (Günther, 1887)
* Congrellus guttulatus (Günther, 1887)
* Rhechias guttulatus (Günther, 1887)
* Congrellus roosendaali Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
* Bathycongrus roosendaali (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
* Bathycongrus stimpsoni Fowler, 1934

The lined conger[3] (Bathycongrus guttulatus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1887, originally under the genus Congromuraena.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia and Hawaii. It dwells at a depth range of 270–1270 metres.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus guttulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199234A2572999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199234A2572999.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
2. ^ Synonyms of Bathycongrus guttulatus at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Common names for Bathycongrus guttulatus at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ a b Bathycongrus guttulatus at www.fishbase.org.
5. ^ Günther, A., 1887 [ref. 2013] Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57): i-lxv + 1-268, Pls. 1-66.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q2488704
* AFD: Bathycongrus_guttulatus
* CoL: 68DWK
* FishBase: 10559
* GBIF: 2403376
* iNaturalist: 437677
* IRMNG: 10798150
* ITIS: 635915
* IUCN: 199234
* WoRMS: 276868

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