Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Ariosoma. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Parabathymyrus
Maximum length: 50.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Vanuatu and the Solomon Is.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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