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Bullish Conger

Bathycongrus bullisi (Smith & Kanazawa, 1977)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBullish Conger
Dutch—
SpanishCongrio disparatado
Chinese步氏深海康吉鳗
Scientific nameBathycongrus bullisi (Smith & Kanazawa, 1977)

About this species

The Bullish conger (Bathycongrus bullisi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977, originally under the genus Rhechias. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Gulf of Mexico to the Amazon, in the western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 366–475 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 39.5 centimeters.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyCongridae
GenusBathycongrus

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