Bathycongrus trilineatus

Bathycongrus trilineatus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Bathycongrus
Species:	B. trilineatus
Binomial name
Bathycongrus trilineatus (Castle, 1964)
Synonyms[2]
Leptocephalus trilineatus Castle, 1964 Bathyuroconger trilineatus (Castle, 1964)

Bathycongrus trilineatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1964, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] 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.[3]

References

1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Bathycongrus trilineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199318A2582179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199318A2582179.en. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Bathycongrus trilineatus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Bathycongrus trilineatus at www.fishbase.org.
4. Castle, P. H. J., 1964 (16 Mar.) [ref. 1611] Congrid leptocephali in Australasian waters with descriptions of Conger wilsoni (Bl. and Schn.) and C. verreauxi Kaup. Zoological Publications from Victoria University of Wellington No. 37: 1-45.