Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Parabathymyrus |
Species: | P. macrophthalmus |
Binomial name | |
Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus Kamohara, 1938 |
Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including Japan, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and Indonesia. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47 centimetres.
References
- Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199239A2573506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199239A2573506.en. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus at www.fishbase.org.
- Kamohara, T., 1938 (30 Oct.) On the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. 1-86.
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