Genus Parabathymyrus


Summary:
A genus of stout conger eels inhabiting depths around 100–500 m on the continental shelf and slope of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Species are characterized by having a relatively short snout, usually smaller than eye diameter; eye wide and over the mouth rictus; teeth relatively small and villiform; gill opening relatively small; posterior nostril low on head near lip, covered by a flap dorsally.
Author: Dianne J. Bray

Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Parabathymyrus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/1747

References


Ho H-C, Smith DG, Shao K-T. 2015. Notes on the congrid eel genus Parabathymyrus from the western Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new species (Pisces: Anguilliformes: Congridae). Zootaxa 4060(1): 131–139. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.15 Open access