Bathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
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
Bathycongrus trimaculatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya and David G. Smith in 2008. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 357–550 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16.1 centimetres.
The species epithet "trimaculatus" means "three spots" in Latin, and refers to the quantity of spots adorning the anal and dorsal fins of the eel.
Wikipedia contributors, Bathycongrus trimaculatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:09:13.061031+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
- Name authority
- Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Congridae
- Genus
- Bathycongrus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyCongridae Kaup, 1856
- subfamilyCongrinae Kaup, 1856
- genusBathycongrus Ogilby, 1898
- speciesBathycongrus trimaculatus Karmovskaya & Smith, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathycongrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther, 1887) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus albimarginatus Huang, Smith, Chang & Chen, 2018 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus brunneus Huang, Ho & Chen, 2018 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus castlei Smith & Ho, 2018 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus graciliceps Smith & Ho, 2018 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus villosus Smith, Karmovskaya & da Silva, 2020 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus macroporis (Kotthaus, 1968) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus waihaoensis Schwarzhans, 2019 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Bathycongrus mysticus (Frost, 1933) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Bathycongrus bertini (Poll, 1953) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler, 1934 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathycongrus longicavis Karmovskaya, 2009 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Karmovskaya, E. S., & Smith, D. G. (2008). Bathycongrus trimaculatus, a new congrid eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes) from the southwestern Pacific, with a redescription of Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler. Zootaxa 1943:26-36. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1943.1.2 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:KWTV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.