Ariosoma sazonovi
Appearance
Ariosoma sazonovi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. sazonovi
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma sazonovi Karmovskaya, 2004
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Ariosoma sazonovi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 160–440 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 39.5 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet was given in honour of Yurii Sazonov.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Ariosoma sazonovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199368A2587994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199368A2587994.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c [ Ariosoma sazonovi] at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 [ref. 28053] Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.