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Bathycongrus trilineatus

(Bathycongrus trilineatus)

Description

Bathycongrus trilineatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1964, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 50 metres.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Congridae
Genus:Bathycongrus
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