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Bathycongrus bimaculatus Smith & Ho, 2018 Two-spot short-tail conger |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 19 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 109-111. This species is distinguished by the following characters: small, moderately elongate with head and body compressed; pale color with two black patches on anterior portion of dorsal fin; tail slender, attenuate, though not filiform; trunk length is 1.3-1.5 times HL; teeth small, conical, in about four rows on jaws, in a short oval patch on vomer; vertebrae with preanal 27-30, precaudal 35-37, total 109-111; preanal lateral-line pores 27-29 (Ref. 129368). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||