Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[3] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Ariosoma.^[4] 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.^[3]

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Parabathymyrus
Species:	P. brachyrhynchus
Binomial name
Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus (Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms[2]
Ariosoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934 Arisoma brachyrhynchus Fowler, 1934 (misspelling)

The species epithet, "brachyrhynchus", refers to the short snout of the species.^[3]