Promyllantor adenensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1991, originally under the genus Bathycongrellus.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including the Gulf of Aden and the Lord Howe Seamount Chain. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 2,227 to 2,325 metres (7,306 to 7,628 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 51.2 centimetres (20.2 in).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Promyllantor |
| Species: | P. adenensis
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| Promyllantor adenensis (Klausewitz, 1991)
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Promyllantor adenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199046A2553362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199046A2553362.en. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Promyllantor adenensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Promyllantor adenensis Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Klausewitz, W., 1991 [ref. 20886] A new genus and species of congrid eel from the deep sea of the Gulf of Aden. Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 12: 382-387.
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