Shorthead conger explained

The shorthead conger^[1] (Bathycongrus macrurus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891, originally under the genus Ophisoma.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Gulf of California to Panama, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 265–590 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 25 centimetres.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=13615&GenusName=Bathycongrus&SpeciesName=macrurus&StockCode=13721 Common names for Bathycongrus macrurus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bathycongrus-macrurus.html Bathycongrus macrurus
3. Gilbert, C. H., 1891 (8 Sept.) [ref. 1625] Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 856): 347–352.