Blunt-tooth conger
| Blunt-tooth conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. mauritianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The blunt-tooth conger[2] (Ariosoma mauritianum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Paul Pappenheim in 1914, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, eastern Africa, and Australia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 360-800 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Pappenheim, P., 1914 [ref. 3361] II. Die Tiefseefische. Pp. 161-200, Pls. 9-10. In: Die Fische der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 v. 15 (Zoologie v. 7).
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