The neighbor congerCommon names for Bathycongrus vicinalis at www.fishbase.org. (Bathycongrus vicinalis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Bathycongrus vicinalis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Samuel Garman in 1899, originally under the genus Uroconger.Garman, S., 1899 (Dec.) [ref. 1540] The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galápagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-M. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel that is known from the southwestern and western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of . Males can reach a maximum total length of .
Due to its widespread distribution, and an estimated lack of threats resulting from its deep water nature, the IUCN redlist currently lists the neighbor conger as Least Concern.
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