Kenyaconger heemstrai
Kenyaconger heemstrai Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003


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Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae
Max. size:  26.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 275 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: off Kenya.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 139-139. The species has the following characters: snout short, bluntly rounded; posterior nostril opening ventrally from a tube on upper lip behind labial flange; maxillary and mandibular teeth biserial anteriorly, uniserial posteriorly, compressed and incisor-like, closely appressed (Ref. 50529).
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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