Parabathymyrus karrerae

Parabathymyrus karrerae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Parabathymyrus
Species: P. karrerae
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus karrerae
Karmovskaya, 1991

Parabathymyrus karrerae is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Cape Tala and Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 260-405 metres.[1]

The species epithet honours ichthyologist Christine Karrer.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parabathymyrus karrerae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Karmovskaya, E. S., 1991 [ref. 19225] The new species of conger eels (Congridae) from the western Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 6): 891-897.
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