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Parabathymyrus fijiensis Karmovskaya, 2004

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Parabathymyrus fijiensis is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Fiji (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 478–500 metres. Females can reach a total length of 36 centimetres.

Wikipedia contributors, Parabathymyrus fijiensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:11.271398+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Parabathymyrus fijiensis Karmovskaya, 2004
Name authority
Karmovskaya, 2004
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Congridae
Genus
Parabathymyrus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderAnguilliformes
  11. familyCongridae Kaup, 1856
  12. subfamilyBathymyrinae Böhlke, 1949
  13. genusParabathymyrus Kamohara, 1938
  14. speciesParabathymyrus fijiensis Karmovskaya, 2004

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Parabathymyrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus (Fowler, 1934)CongridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parabathymyrus karrerae Karmovskaya, 1991CongridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus Kamohara, 1938CongridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
flapnose congerParabathymyrus oregoni Smith & Kanazawa, 1977CongridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parabathymyrus philippinensis Ho, Smith & Shao, 2015CongridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 190 records assigned to Congridae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Karmovskaya, E. S. (2004). Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the Western Tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. J. Ichthyol., 44. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4CM6T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.