Bathycongrus longicavis

Bathycongrus longicavis

One eel descending into the New Hebrides Trench

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Bathycongrus longicavis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2009. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Pacific Ocean, including Vanuatu and the New Hebrides Trench.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Maximum length: 38.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Vanuatu, New Hebrides Trench (Ref. 80682 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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