Lord Howe conger

Lord Howe conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Congridae
Genus:Ariosoma
Species: A. howensis
Binomial name
Ariosoma howensis
(McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
Synonyms[1]
  • Congermuraena howensis McCulloch & Waite, 1916

The Lord Howe conger[2] (Ariosoma howensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916, originally under the genus Congermuraena.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northeastern Australia, New Caledonia, and the South Fiji Basin. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 60–600 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 42.2 centimetres.[3]

The species epithet and common name are derived from the Lord Howe Rise, near New Caledonia.

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names for Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ McCulloch, A. R. and E. R. Waite, 1916 [ref. 15058] Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 5. Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 40: 437-451, Pls. 40-43.


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