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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathycongrus: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 101 - 503 m (Ref. 37039). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico to the mouth of the Amazon River, including the Bahamas and the West Indies.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37039)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 168 - 176. The only western Atlantic species with 33-38 lateral line pores (Ref. 40828). This species shows a wide range of variation and anomaly in the number and arrangement of head pores (Ref. 40828).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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