Subfamily Bathymyrinae (conger eel)

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Parent taxon: Congridae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025

See also Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Chiloconger, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax

Subtaxa: Protanago

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi collection)

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (12: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)

• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)

Total: 16 collections including 22 occurrences

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