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Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Parabathymyrus
Species:	P. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus (Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms
Ariosoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934 Arisoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934 (misspelling)

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Ariosoma. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a maximum depth of 289 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33 centimetres.

The species epithet, "brachyrhynchus", refers to the short snout of the species.

References

1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199202A2569457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199202A2569457.en. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
2. Synonyms of Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
4. Fowler, H. W., 1934 (20 Jan.) Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367.

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