Promyllantor purpureus

Promyllantor purpureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Promyllantor
Species:	P. purpureus
Binomial name
	Promyllantor purpureus; Alcock, 1890
Synonyms[1]
	Ariosoma purpureus (Alcock, 1890);

Promyllantor purpureus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including India and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1,120 to 2,250 metres (3,670 to 7,380 ft).[2]

References

Synonyms of Promyllantor purpureus at www.fishbase.org.
Promyllantor purpureus Archived 2013-07-01 at Archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
Alcock, A. W., 1890 (1 Oct.) [ref. 83] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 34): 295-311.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Synonyms of Promyllantor purpureus at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Promyllantor purpureus Archived 2013-07-01 at Archive.today at www.fishbase.org.

[Alcock,_1890-3] Alcock, A. W., 1890 (1 Oct.) [ref. 83] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 34): 295-311.