Bathycongrus melanostomus Huang, Ho, Chen & Chan, 2022
Black mouth conger

Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
Max. size:  43.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 300 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: eastern Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  This moderately elongate species is distinguish by the following characters: uniformly small teeth on vomer forming an oval patch; a strongly reduced caudal fin; abdomen, a short, broad and blunt snout, intermaxillary teeth barely exposed when mouth closed; pre-anal vertebrae 31, precaudal vertebrae 41, total vertebrae 133–135; pre-anal lateral-line pores 31. Colouration: body color ranges from dark gray to dark brown; mouth cavity and gill chamber are blackish; dorsal and anal fins grayish with black margins; yellowish pectoral fin with a black margin (Ref. 127460).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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