Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes | ||
Parabathymyrus karrerae is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Cape Tala and Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 260-405 metres.
The species epithet honours ichthyologist Christine Karrer.
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