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Bathyuroconger hawaiiensis Smith, Ho & Tashiro, 2018

Hawaiian large-toothed conger
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Bathyuroconger: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, oura = tail + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335); hawaiiensis: Named for its type locality.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 600 - 860 m (Ref. 129617). Tropical

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Eastern Pacific: Hawaii.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129617)

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Vertebrae: 201 - 210. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a slightly reduced gill opening, separated from pectoral-fin base by a distance of less than diameter of gill opening; total vertebrae 201-210; body medium to dark brown (Ref. 129617).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Smith, D.G., H.-C. Ho and F. Tashiro, 2018. Eels of the genus Bathyuroconger in the northwestern Pacific, with descriptions of four new species (Anguilliformes: Congridae). Zootaxa 4454(1):147-167. (Ref. 129617)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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