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Bathycongrus vicinalis (Garman, 1899) Neighbor conger |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 46.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 101 - 503 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico to the mouth of the Amazon River, including the Bahamas and the West Indies. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 168-176. The only western Atlantic species with 33-38 lateral line pores (Ref. 40828). This species shows a wide range of variation and anomaly in the number and arrangement of head pores (Ref. 40828). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||