Ariosoma multivertebratum
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| Ariosoma multivertebratum Karmovskaya, 2004
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Ariosoma multivertebratum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Marquesas Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 300-460 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54.2 centimetres.[1]
The species epithet "multivertebratum" refers to the eel's possession of a larger quantity of vertebrae than others in the genus Ariosoma.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ariosoma multivertebratum 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.
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