Blackedge conger

Blackedge conger
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Bathycongrus
Species:	B. retrotinctus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Synonyms [2]
Leptocephalus retrotinctusJordan & Snyder, 1901 Rhechias retrotincta(Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Bathycongrus randalliBen-Tuvia, 1993

The Blackedge conger (Bathycongrus retrotinctus, also known as the Randall's conger ^[3] ) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[4] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus . ^[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan to the Philippines, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 150–450 metres (490–1,480 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 54 centimetres (1 ft 9 in). ^[4]

References

1. Acero, A.; Murdy, E.; Smith, D. . (2010). "Bathycongrus retrotinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T154672A4602616. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154672A4602616.en . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
2. Synonyms of Bathycongrus retrotinctus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names for Bathycongrus retrotinctus at www.fishbase.org.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathycongrus retrotinctus". FishBase .
5. Jordan, D. S.; J. O. Snyder (28 August 1901). "A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 23 (1239): 837–890.