Bathymyrus simus explained

Bathymyrus simus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[1] It was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1965.^[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which inhabits moderately deep water. It is known from the Penghu Islands and Vietnam, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19.5 centimetres.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bathymyrus-simus.html Bathymyrus simus
2. Smith, J. L. B., 1965 [ref. 9255] The Indian genus Bathymyrus Alcock, 1889 with description of a new species from Vietnam. Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 2: 1-11, 1 pl.