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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathycongrus: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); bimaculatus: Named for two black patches on the front side of the dorsal fin margin ('bimaculatus').
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 300 m (Ref. 129368). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129368)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, D.G. and H.-C. Ho, 2018. The congrid eel genus Bathycongrus of Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species (Anguilliformes: Congridae). Zootaxa 4454(1):118-146. (Ref. 129368)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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