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Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus

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Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Parabathymyrus
Species:
P. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus
Kamohara, 1938

Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including Japan, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and Indonesia. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47 centimetres.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199239A2573506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199239A2573506.en. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Kamohara, T., 1938 (30 Oct.) [ref. 2551] On the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. 1-86.