Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus

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]

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Parabathymyrus
Species:
P. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus
(Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ariosoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934
  • Arisoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934 (misspelling)

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.


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