Lined conger

Lined conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species:
B. guttulatus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus guttulatus
(Günther, 1887)
Synonyms
  • 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 (Bathycongrus guttulatus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1887, originally under the genus Congromuraena. 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.

References

  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. 1 2 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.