Bathycongrus villosus

Bathycongrus villosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Congridae
Genus: Bathycongrus
Species: Bathycongrus villosus

Name

Bathycongrus villosus Smith, Karmovskaya & Silva, 2020

Holotype: MNHN 1997-3795 (236 mm TL, female).

Type locality: Vanuatu, 15о 36’ S, 167о 16’ E, depth 182–215 m, beam trawl, 5 October, 1994, station CP 1086, C.R.V. “Alis”, MUSORSTOM 8.

Paratypes:

• USNM 344104 (2 females, 239–296 mm), Albay Gulf, Philippines, 13° 10’ 16” N, 123° 50’ 12” E to 13° 10’ 14”N, 123° 52’ 22 “E, depth 174–190 m, 30-m otter trawl, RV “Fishery Researcher 1”, 22 Sep 1995;
• USNM 451061 (1 male, 252 mm, stained and partly dissected), same data as USNM 344104.

ZooBank: 206E2BC9-5052-48B4-9832-E84253F4077B

References

Primary references

• Smith, D.G., Karmovskaya, E.S., Silva, J.P.C.B. da 2020. A new congrid eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Western Pacific, with an analysis of its relationships. Zootaxa. 4845(2): 191–210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4845.2.2 Reference page. 

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