| Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae |
| 42.2 cm TL (female) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 60 - 600 m |
| Western Pacific: slope of NE Australia, Lord Howe Rise, New Caledonia, and SE part of South Fiji Basin. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 211-241; Anal soft rays: 161-178; Vertebrae: 151-161. Diagnosis: The head and body of this species is uniformly light, margins of unpaired fins dark. Dorsal fin originates in front of the base of pectoral fin, above the 4th-6th pore of lateral line. Vertebrae 151-161; trunk 77-82. Pores of lateral line to anus 53-59. Supraorbital canal 6, suborbital canal 8, preoperculomandibular canal 10, occipital commissure 3 (Ref. 54804). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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