''Promyllantor purpureus'' is an
eel in the family
Congridae (conger/garden eels).
[''Promyllantor purpureus''](_blank)
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by
Alfred William Alcock in 1890.
[Alcock, A. W., 1890 (1 Oct.) ef. 83''Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890.'' Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 34): 295-311.] It is a
marine
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, 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 .
References
Congridae
Fish described in 1890
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