Maputo conger
| Maputo conger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bathymyrus |
| Species: | B. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathymyrus smithi Castle, 1968 | |
The Maputo conger[1] (Bathymyrus smithi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which also inhabits brackish waters, and is known from the Limpopo River and the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 470–490 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Bathymyrus smithi at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Bathymyrus smithi at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Castle, P. H. J., 1968 (11 May) [ref. 7876] Description and osteology of a new eel of the genus Bathymyrus from off Mozambique. Special Publication, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 4: 1–12.
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