The flapnose conger[2] (Parabathymyrus oregoni) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from French Guiana, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 210 metres.
Flapnose conger | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Parabathymyrus |
Species: | P. oregoni
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Binomial name | |
Parabathymyrus oregoni D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Parabathymyrus oregoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199285A2578586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199285A2578586.en. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Common names for Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Smith, D. G., and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.