Parabathymyrus karrerae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Parabathymyrus |
Species: | P. karrerae
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Binomial name | |
Parabathymyrus karrerae Karmovskaya, 1991
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Parabathymyrus karrerae is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991. [3] 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. [2]
The species epithet honours ichthyologist Christine Karrer. [2]