Flapnose conger
The flapnose conger[2] (Parabathymyrus oregoni) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from French Guiana, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 210 metres.
| Flapnose conger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Parabathymyrus |
| Species: | P. oregoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Parabathymyrus oregoni D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 | |
References
- McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Parabathymyrus oregoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199285A2578586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199285A2578586.en. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- Common names for Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
- Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
- Smith, D. G., and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.
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