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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
Eastern Pacific: Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129617)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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