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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Parabathymyrus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, bathys = deep + Greek,myros, -oy = the male of morey eel (Ref. 45335); karrerae: Named after Christine Karrer, renowned ichthyologist of the FRG, for her contribution to the study of anguilliform fishes.
Eponymy: Dr Christine Karrer is a German biologist and ichthyologist at the Zoologisches Museum der Universität Hamburg. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 260 - 405 m (Ref. 10907). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: off Cape Tala and from the northwestern coast of Madagascar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4517)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Karmovskaya, E.S., 1992. New species of conger eel (Congridae) from the western Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(3):891-897. (Ref. 10907)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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