Promyllantor purpureus

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Promyllantor purpureus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including India and Indonesia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 1,120 to 2,250 metres (3,670 to 7,380 ft).[2]

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Promyllantor purpureus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Promyllantor
Species:
P. purpureus
Binomial name
Promyllantor purpureus
Alcock, 1890
Synonyms[1]
  • Ariosoma purpureus (Alcock, 1890)
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