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Bathycongrus castlei Smith & Ho, 2018 Castle's slender conger |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 160-162. This species is distinguished by the following characters: small and slender with tail tapering, filiform; vomerine teeth forming a long triangular patch, one or two slightly enlarged teeth with several small teeth at front and sides and 4-9 moderately large, blunt teeth behind; dorsal half of head and body deep brown; vertebrae in preanal 35-38, precaudal 48-50, total 160-162; and preanal lateral-line pores 33-36 (Ref. 129368). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||