Promyllantor adenensis

Promyllantor adenensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1991, originally under the genus Bathycongrellus.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including the Gulf of Aden and the Lord Howe Seamount Chain. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 2,227 to 2,325 metres (7,306 to 7,628 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 51.2 centimetres (20.2 in).[3]

Promyllantor adenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Promyllantor
Species:
P. adenensis
Binomial name
Promyllantor adenensis
(Klausewitz, 1991)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathycongrellus adenensis Klausewitz, 1991

References
  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Promyllantor adenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199046A2553362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199046A2553362.en. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Promyllantor adenensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Promyllantor adenensis Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Klausewitz, W., 1991 [ref. 20886] A new genus and species of congrid eel from the deep sea of the Gulf of Aden. Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 12: 382-387.


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