Ariosoma sazonovi

Ariosoma sazonovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Ariosoma
Species:	A. sazonovi
Binomial name
	Ariosoma sazonovi; Karmovskaya, 2004

Ariosoma sazonovi 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 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.^[1]

The species epithet was given in honour of Yurii Sazonov.^[1]

References

^ ^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.

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[Fishbase-1] [ Ariosoma sazonovi] at www.fishbase.org.

[Karmovskaya,_2004-2] 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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