Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus (Fowler 1934)

This species is distinguished by the following characters: supraorbital pores 4; head 5.5-6.7 in TL; preanal vertebrae 49-58; total vertebrae 162-173; preanal LL pores 48-54; total LL pores 159-169; 2 rows of teeth on most of both jaws (ref. 106113).

Vertebrae: 162 - 173

過去僅紀錄於菲律賓，為台灣新紀錄種。

可食用，但不具經濟規模，多以下雜魚處理。

體粗且短，呈圓筒狀，尾部略窄。頭部略大，吻部相當短且鈍。背鰭起點在胸鰭基部上方至胸鰭後方，臀鰭起點位於體中央略前。前鼻孔呈管狀，後鼻孔位於眼部前上方，口裂略往後延伸至眼部後方，眼間距相對較寬，鰓孔位於胸鰭基部，向上延伸不超過胸鰭基部中央。牙齒皆短，前上頜齒約四列，閉口時曝露在外，犁骨齒形成一短三角形齒落，上頜齒2-3列，往後漸為單列，下頜齒5-6列，往後漸為單列。全長為頭長之6.0- 6.6倍，為軀幹長之4.0- 4.3倍，為背鰭前長之5.8-6.2倍，為臀鰭起點之2.4-2.5倍。頭長為吻長之5.6-6.0倍，為眼徑之5.2-6.0倍，為口裂之2.8-3.4倍，為眼間距之5.2-6.2倍，為鰓孔高之5.5 to 7.2倍，為胸鰭長之2.5-3.0倍。側線孔列完全，臀鰭前側線孔48-50，全部側線孔約160。脊椎骨式8-12(背鰭前)/49-52(臀鰭前)/162-173(全部)。經檢視發現台灣的標本多為本種，過去所記錄的大頭擬海糯鰻(/P. macrophthalmus/)多為本種之誤鑑。

棲息於大陸棚或大陸坡地區，為底棲性，以底棲魚蝦為食。

Parabathymyrus brachyrhynchus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1934, originally under the genus Ariosoma. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a maximum depth of 289 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33 centimetres.

The species epithet, "brachyrhynchus", refers to the short snout of the species.