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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathycongrus: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); melanostomus: Name from Greek ‘melano’ for black and ‘stomus’ meaning mouth, referring to the black mouth.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 300 m (Ref. 127460). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: eastern Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127460)
Short description
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This moderately elongate species is distinguish by the following characters: uniformly small teeth on vomer forming an oval patch; a strongly reduced caudal fin; abdomen, a short, broad and blunt snout, intermaxillary teeth barely exposed when mouth closed; pre-anal vertebrae 31, precaudal vertebrae 41, total vertebrae 133–135; pre-anal lateral-line pores 31. Colouration: body color ranges from dark gray to dark brown; mouth cavity and gill chamber are blackish; dorsal and anal fins grayish with black margins; yellowish pectoral fin with a black margin (Ref. 127460).
Cross section: circular.
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Huang, J.-F., H.-C. Ho, H.-M. Chen and T.-Y. Chan, 2022. A new species of the congrid eel genus Bathycongrus (Order Anguilliformes) from eastern Taiwan. Zootaxa 5189(1):78-86. (Ref. 127460)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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