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Promyllantor purpureus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Promyllantor
Species:	P. purpureus
Binomial name
Promyllantor purpureus Alcock, 1890
Synonyms
Ariosoma purpureus (Alcock, 1890)

Promyllantor purpureus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including India and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1,120 to 2,250 metres (3,670 to 7,380 ft).

References

1. Synonyms of Promyllantor purpureus at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Promyllantor purpureus Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
3. Alcock, A. W., 1890 (1 Oct.) Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 34): 295-311.

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