Bathycongrus unimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Bathycongrus |
Species: | B. unimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Bathycongrus unimaculatus Karmovskaya, 2009
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Bathycongrus unimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2009. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southern Loyalty Basin in New Caledonia. It usually dwells at a depth range of 430–450 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 28.3 centimetres. [2]
The species epithet "unimaculatus" means "one spot" in Latin, and refers to a large dark spot on the anal fin of the eel. [2]
Bathycongrus unimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Bathycongrus |
Species: | B. unimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Bathycongrus unimaculatus Karmovskaya, 2009
|
Bathycongrus unimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2009. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southern Loyalty Basin in New Caledonia. It usually dwells at a depth range of 430–450 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 28.3 centimetres. [2]
The species epithet "unimaculatus" means "one spot" in Latin, and refers to a large dark spot on the anal fin of the eel. [2]