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Promyllantor purpureus

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Promyllantor purpureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Promyllantor
Species:
P. purpureus
Binomial name
Promyllantor purpureus
Alcock, 1890
Synonyms[1]
  • Ariosoma purpureus (Alcock, 1890)

Promyllantor purpureus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including India and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1,120 to 2,250 metres (3,670 to 7,380 ft).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Promyllantor purpureus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Promyllantor purpureus Archived 2013-07-01 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Alcock, A. W., 1890 (1 Oct.) [ref. 83] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 34): 295-311.