Description

Vertebrae: 139. The species has the following characters: snout short, bluntly rounded; posterior nostril opening ventrally from a tube on upper lip behind labial flange; maxillary and mandibular teeth biserial anteriorly, uniserial posteriorly, compressed and incisor-like, closely appressed (Ref. 50529).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Kenyaconger

Species: Kenyaconger heemstrai Smith & Karmovskaya, 2003

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless