Bathycongrus bleekeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bathycongrus |
| Species: | B. bleekeri
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| Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler, 1934
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Bathycongrus bleekeri is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 51 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 8 centimetres.[3]
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus bleekeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199268A2576696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199268A2576696.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Bathycongrus bleekeri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.