Parabathymyrus karrerae
Parabathymyrus karrerae is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Cape Tala and Madagascar, in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 260–405 metres.[1]
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The species epithet honours ichthyologist Christine Karrer.[1]
References
- Parabathymyrus karrerae at www.fishbase.org.
- Karmovskaya, E. S., 1991 [ref. 19225] The new species of conger eels (Congridae) from the western Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 6): 891-897.
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