| Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae |
| 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 51 - 333 m |
| Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan. |
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Vertebrae: 107-113. This species is distinguished by the following characters: small, moderately elongate with head and body compressed; vertical fins no black mark; tail is slender, attenuate, though not filiform; trunk 1-4 times head length; teeth small, conical, and about four rows on jaws, in an elongate triangular patch on vomer; vertebrae in preanal 27-28, precaudal 34-37, total 107-113; preanal lateral-line pores 25-26 (Ref. 129368).
Description: Compared to other species of Bathycongrus, its eye is larger, 16-18% HL (versus 13-18%); it has a single row of midlateral melanophores (holotype), representing remains of the pigment of the leptocephalus (versus 3 rows) (Ref. 36324). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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