Bathymyrus simus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1965.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which inhabits moderately deep water. It is known from the Penghu Islands and Vietnam, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19.5 centimetres.[2]

Bathymyrus simus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathymyrus
Species:
B. simus
Binomial name
Bathymyrus simus
Smith, 1965

References

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  1. ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Bathymyrus simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199213A2570753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199213A2570753.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Bathymyrus simus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Smith, J. L. B., 1965 [ref. 9255] The Indian genus Bathymyrus Alcock, 1889 with description of a new species from Vietnam. Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 2: 1-11, 1 pl.