Bathycongrus trimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and David G. Smith in 2008.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 357–550 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.1 centimetres.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bathycongrus |
| Species: | B. trimaculatus
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| Bathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
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The species epithet "trimaculatus" means "three spots" in Latin, and refers to the quantity of spots adorning the anal and dorsal fins of the eel.[2]
References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus trimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199235A2573126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199235A2573126.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Bathycongrus trimaculatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., and D. G. Smith, 2008 [ref. 29972] Bathycongrus trimaculatus, a new congrid eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes) from the southwestern Pacific, with a redescription of Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler. Zootaxa No. 1943: 26-36.
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