Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Congridae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Genus Bathycongrus | |
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The Longnose conger (Bathycongrus wallacei) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968, originally under the genus Congrina. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Mozambique, Natal, South Africa, Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 250-500 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.
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