The Maputo congerCommon names for Bathymyrus smithi at www.fishbase.org. (Bathymyrus smithi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Bathymyrus smithi at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968.Castle, P. H. J., 1968 (11 May) [ref. 7876] Description and osteology of a new eel of the genus Bathymyrus from off Mozambique. Special Publication, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 4: 1–12. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which also inhabits brackish waters, and is known from the Limpopo River and the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 470–490 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.
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