Bathymyrus simus

Bathymyrus simus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Bathymyrus
Species:	B. simus
Binomial name
Bathymyrus simus Smith, 1965

Bathymyrus simus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[2] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1965. ^[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which inhabits moderately deep water. It is known from the Penghu Islands and Vietnam, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19.5 centimetres. ^[2]

References

1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Bathymyrus simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199213A2570753. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199213A2570753.en . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
2. Bathymyrus simus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Smith, J. L. B., 1965 [ref. 9255] The Indian genus Bathymyrus Alcock, 1889 with description of a new species from Vietnam. Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 2: 1-11, 1 pl.