Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant, 1888)
Large-toothed conger
Bathyuroconger vicinus
photo by JAMARC

 Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
 Max. size:  88 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range 120 - 1318 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde (Ref. 27000), Gulf of Guinea, Namibia (Ref. 27121), and off Cape Point, South Africa (Ref. 5323). Western Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico southward along coast of Central and South America to the Guianas. Indo-Pacific: eastern Africa to Hawaii.
 Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 181-182. Dark brownish black. Median fins black.
 Biology:  Found over sand (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27121.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 06.03.94
 Modified by: OrtaƱez, Auda Kareen - 12.06.07
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 17.08.98

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