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Dubious conger
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Bathycongrus
Species:	B. dubius
Binomial name
Bathycongrus dubius (Breder, 1927)
Synonyms
Pseudoxenomystax dubius Breder, 1927

The dubious conger (Bathycongrus dubius) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Charles Marcus Breder Jr. in 1927, originally under the genus Pseudoxenomystax. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States, the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and the Guianas. It dwells at a depth range of 128–886 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 44.3 centimetres (1.45 ft) centimeters.

References

1. Synonyms of Bathycongrus dubius at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names for Bathycongrus dubius at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Bathycongrus dubius at www.fishbase.org.
4. Breder, C. M., Jr., 1927 (19 Oct.) Scientific results of the first oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1925. Fishes. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1): 1-90.

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