Parabathymyrus karrerae
Appearance
Parabathymyrus karrerae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Parabathymyrus |
Species: | P. karrerae
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Binomial name | |
Parabathymyrus karrerae Karmovskaya, 1991
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Parabathymyrus karrerae is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991.[3] 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.[2]
The species epithet honours ichthyologist Christine Karrer.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Parabathymyrus karrerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199227A2572256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199227A2572256.en. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Parabathymyrus karrerae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 1991 [ref. 19225] The new species of conger eels (Congridae) from the western Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 6): 891-897.