Ariosoma shiroanago
Appearance
Ariosoma shiroanago | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. shiroanago
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma shiroanago (Asano, 1958)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ariosoma shiroanago is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Alloconger.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. It leads a benthic lifestyle and inhabits rough sand on continental shelves. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres.[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12045] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. I. Description of two new subspecies referable to the genus Alloconger. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 191-196.