Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Congridae
Genus:Parabathymyrus
Species: P. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus
(Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ariosoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934
  • Arisoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934 (misspelling)

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Ariosoma.[3] 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.[2]

The species epithet, "brachyrhynchus", refers to the short snout of the species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ 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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