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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathycongrus: Greek, bathys = deep + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Peter Henry John Castle (1934–1999) was an ichthyologist at the School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, which awarded all his degrees; bachelor’s (1955) master’s (1958), doctorate (1964) and DSc. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal. Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129368)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
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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