Longnose conger explained

The Longnose conger^[1] (Bathycongrus wallacei) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968, originally under the genus Congrina.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Mozambique, Natal, South Africa, Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 250–500 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 55 centimetres.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7676&GenusName=Bathycongrus&SpeciesName=wallacei&StockCode=7985 Common names for Bathycongrus wallacei
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bathycongrus-wallacei.html Bathycongrus wallacei
3. Castle, P. H. J., 1968 (Sept.) [ref. 7877] The congrid eels of the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 33: 685-726.