Bathycongrus bleekeri
Bathycongrus bleekeri is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 51 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 8 centimetres.[2]
| Bathycongrus bleekeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bathycongrus |
| Species: | B. bleekeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler, 1934 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
- Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
- 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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