Bathycongrus trimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Bathycongrus |
Species: | B. trimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Bathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
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Bathycongrus trimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and David G. Smith in 2008. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 357–550 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.1 centimetres. [2]
The species epithet "trimaculatus" means "three spots" in Latin, and refers to the quantity of spots adorning the anal and dorsal fins of the eel. [2]
Bathycongrus trimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Bathycongrus |
Species: | B. trimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Bathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
|
Bathycongrus trimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and David G. Smith in 2008. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 357–550 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.1 centimetres. [2]
The species epithet "trimaculatus" means "three spots" in Latin, and refers to the quantity of spots adorning the anal and dorsal fins of the eel. [2]