Bathycongrus nasicus

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Bathycongrus nasicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species:
B. nasicus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus nasicus
(Alcock, 1894)
Synonyms [2]
  • Congromuraena nasicaAlcock, 1894

Bathycongrus nasicus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena . [4] 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. [3]

References

  1. ↑ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus nasicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199230A2572538. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199230A2572538.en . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Synonyms of Bathycongrus nasicus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Bathycongrus nasicus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Alcock, A. W., 1894 (6 Mar.) [ref. 89] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer, `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II., No. 9. An account of the deep sea collection made during the season of 1892-93. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 62 (pt 2, No. 4): 169-184, Pls. 8-9.


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