Silver eel

Silver eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Congridae
Genus:Ariosoma
Species: A. mellissii
Binomial name
Ariosoma mellissii
(Günther, 1870)
Synonyms[1]
  • Congromuraena mellissii Günther, 1870
  • Ariosoma mellissi (Günther, 1870)

The silver eel (Ariosoma mellissii), also known as the Melliss's conger,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[4] It is a rare tropical, marine eel which is known solely from St. Helena, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 67 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42.8 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma mellissii at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names for Ariosoma mellissii at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Ariosoma mellissii at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.


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