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Bathycongrus melanostomus Huang, Ho, Chen & Chan, 2022 Black mouth conger |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 43.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: eastern Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This moderately elongate species is distinguish by the following characters: uniformly small teeth on vomer forming an oval patch; a strongly reduced caudal fin; abdomen, a short, broad and blunt snout, intermaxillary teeth barely exposed when mouth closed; pre-anal vertebrae 31, precaudal vertebrae 41, total vertebrae 133–135; pre-anal lateral-line pores 31. Colouration: body color ranges from dark gray to dark brown; mouth cavity and gill chamber are blackish; dorsal and anal fins grayish with black margins; yellowish pectoral fin with a black margin (Ref. 127460). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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