Toothy conger (Bathycongrus odontostomus)

Scientific name: Bathycongrus odontostomus Fowler, 1934

Toothy conger (Bathycongrus odontostomus)

The Toothy conger (Bathycongrus odontostomus) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, western Indian Ocean to the Philippines, Indonesia and southwestern Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathycongrus odontostomus
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.3
Depth range
886 m (2907 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 886 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: western Indian Ocean to the Philippines, Indonesia and southwestern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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