Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Congridae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Genus Bathycongrus | |
The lined conger (Bathycongrus guttulatus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1887, originally under the genus Congromuraena. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian Ocean to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Indonesia and Hawaii. It dwells at a depth range of 270-1270 metres.
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