The Maputo conger[2] (Bathymyrus smithi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which also inhabits brackish waters, and is known from the Limpopo River and the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 470–490 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.[3]

Maputo conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathymyrus
Species:
B. smithi
Binomial name
Bathymyrus smithi
Castle, 1968

References

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  1. ^ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Bathymyrus smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199028A2551497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199028A2551497.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ Common names for Bathymyrus smithi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Bathymyrus smithi at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Castle, P. H. J., 1968 (11 May) [ref. 7876] Description and osteology of a new eel of the genus Bathymyrus from off Mozambique. Special Publication, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 4: 1–12.