Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther, 1887)
Lined conger

Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
Max. size:  41.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 270 - 1270 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: western Indian Ocean to Indonesia, the southwest Pacific and Hawaii.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, between Leyte and Mindanao, USNM 092344 (holotype of Bathycongrus stimpsoni, 57 cm TL) (Ref. 7446). Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon (Ref. 95664).


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