Flapnose conger
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| Species: | P. oregoni
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| Parabathymyrus oregoni Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
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The flapnose conger[1] (Parabathymyrus oregoni) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from French Guiana, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 210 metres.
References
- ^ Common names for Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Parabathymyrus oregoni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Smith, D. G., and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.
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