Maputo conger

The Maputo conger[2] (Bathymyrus smithi) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).

[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1968.

[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which also inhabits brackish waters, and is known from the Limpopo River and the Indian Ocean.

It is known to dwell at a depth range of 470–490 metres.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 58 centimetres.