Species: Bathycongrus dubius, Doubtful Conger, Dubious Conger

Bathycongrus dubius (Breder, 1927)
Dubious Conger, Doubtful Conger
Elongate (body depth at anus 4-7% TL), compressed; body short, 34-40% of TL; head 37-49% of preanal length; tail only moderately tapering; tip of tail soft and flexible, with developed tail fin; snout thick, projecting a little before lower jaws; front nostril a small, short tube near front of snout; rear nostril a hole at mid-eye level; mouth wide, reaches back to under center of eye; lip flanges well developed on lower jaw, weak on top jaw; top lip with large pores; teeth on top jaws and on side of lower jaws not visible when mouth is closed; jaw teeth small, ~uniform in size, conical, in narrow bands, outer row slightly larger; teeth between front of top jaws similar to those on jaws, in a triangular patch of 3-4 rows, continuous with vomer teeth; vomer with an elongate, rounded patch of teeth at front, a row of larger teeth along center; gill openings separated below, extend ½ way up pectoral base; dorsal and anal fins with segmented rays, moderately deep, joined to tail fin; dorsal fin origin over rear ½ of pectoral fin; pectorals ~as long as mouth, elongate, pointed; lateral line complete, distinct, 25-36 pores before anus.
Preserved fish: brown, fins without black edges.
Reaches 45 cm
Lives on mud and sand bottoms.
Depth range 128-886 m
Georgia to Brazil.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Offshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Bathydemersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Also in Brazil
- Continent
- Continent only
- Extends South of GC
- GC non-endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 45
- Depth Range Min
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- 128
- Depth Range Max
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- 886