Toothy conger explained

The Toothy conger^[1] (Bathycongrus odontostomus) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Uranoconger.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Indian and southwestern Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth of 886 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 4.3 centimetres.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=60619&GenusName=Bathycongrus&SpeciesName=odontostomus&StockCode=50388 Common names for Bathycongrus odontostomus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bathycongrus-odontostomus.html Bathycongrus odontostomus
3. Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) [ref. 1416] Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.