Bathycongrus nasicus
Bathycongrus nasicus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894, originally under the genus Congromuraena.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Gulf of Aden. It dwells at a depth range of 230–1040 metres.[3]
| Bathycongrus nasicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bathycongrus |
| Species: | B. nasicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathycongrus nasicus (Alcock, 1894) | |
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References
- McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus nasicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199230A2572538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199230A2572538.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- Synonyms of Bathycongrus nasicus at www.fishbase.org.
- Bathycongrus nasicus at www.fishbase.org.
- Alcock, A. W., 1894 (6 Mar.) [ref. 89] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer, `Investigator,' Commander C. F. Oldham, R. N., commanding. Series II., No. 9. An account of the deep sea collection made during the season of 1892-93. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 62 (pt 2, No. 4): 169-184, Pls. 8-9.
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