Maputo conger

Bathymyrus smithi

A conger of the Limpopo estuary

Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Anguilliform
Large

The Maputo conger (Bathymyrus smithi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which also inhabits brackish waters, and is known from the Limpopo River and the Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Bathymyrus
Maximum length: 58 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: Off Limpopo River, but probably more widespread (Ref. 5323 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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