| Bathycongrus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Subfamily: | Congrinae |
| Genus: | Bathycongrus J. D. Ogilby, 1898 |
| Species | |
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Bathycongrus is a genus of eels in the family Congridae.
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: [1]
Species formerly categorized as Bathycongrus, that are now listed under a different genus
Gnathophis is a genus of marine congrid eels.
Ariosoma is a genus of marine congrid eels.
Chiloconger is a genus of eels in the family Congridae.
Parabathymyrus is a genus of eels in the family Congridae.
Paraconger is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. It currently contains the following species:
Xenomystax is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. It currently contains the following species:
The Congrinae are a subfamily of eels in the family Congridae.
The flapnose conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from French Guiana, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 210 metres.
The Bullish conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977, originally under the genus Rhechias. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Gulf of Mexico to the Amazon, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 366–475 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 39.5 centimeters.
Bathycongrus longicavis is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2009. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Pacific Ocean, including Vanuatu and the New Hebrides Trench. It dwells at a depth range of 532–599 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 38.6 centimetres.
Bathycongrus macrocercus is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Andaman Islands, in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Bathycongrus nasicus is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Gulf of Aden. It dwells at a depth range of 230–1040 metres.
The Toothy conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Uranoconger. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian and southwestern Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth of 886 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 4.3 centimetres.
Bathycongrus parapolyporus is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2009. 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.
Bathycongrus parviporus is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2011. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the South China Sea and central Vietnam.
Bathycongrus polyporus is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977, originally under the genus Rhechias. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Straits of Florida and the northern coast of Cuba, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 439–549 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 43 centimeters.
Bathycongrus trimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and David G. Smith in 2008. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 357–550 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.1 centimetres.
Bathycongrus unimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2009. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southern Loyalty Basin in New Caledonia. It usually dwells at a depth range of 430–450 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 28.3 centimetres.
The largehead conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899, originally under the genus Uroconger. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from southern Canada to Chile, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 165–935 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres.
The neighbor conger is an eel in the family Congridae. It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899, originally under the genus Uroconger. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel that is known from the southwestern and western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 101–503 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.2 centimetres.
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