The Toothy conger[3] (Bathycongrus odontostomus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Uranoconger.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian and southwestern Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth of 886 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 4.3 centimetres.[4]

Toothy conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species:
B. odontostomus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus odontostomus
(Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms[2]
  • Uranoconger odontostomus Fowler, 1934

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus odontostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199244A2574045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199244A2574045.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Bathycongrus odontostomus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Bathycongrus odontostomus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Bathycongrus odontostomus at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.