Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Parabathymyrus
Species:	P. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus (Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms [2]
Ariosoma brachyrhynchusFowler, 1934 Arisoma brachyrhynchusFowler, 1934 (misspelling)

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[3] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Ariosoma . ^[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a maximum depth of 289 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33 centimetres. ^[3]

The species epithet, "brachyrhynchus", refers to the short snout of the species. ^[3]

References

1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199202A2569457. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199202A2569457.en . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
2. Synonyms of Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
4. Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.