Promyllantor purpureus

Promyllantor purpureus

Congrid Fish of the Indian Ocean

Purple
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Medium

Promyllantor purpureus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including India and Indonesia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Promyllantor
Maximum length: 43.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: off southwest Indian coast and from Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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