Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus

Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Parabathymyrus
Species: P. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus
Kamohara, 1938

Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including Japan, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and Indonesia. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47 centimetres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Kamohara, T., 1938 (30 Oct.) [ref. 2551] On the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. 1-86.
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