Ariosoma opistophthalmum

Ariosoma opistophthalmum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Congridae
Genus:Ariosoma
Species: A. opistophthalmum
Binomial name
Ariosoma opistophthalmum
(Ranzani, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conger opistophthalmus Ranzani, 1839
  • Ariosoma opistophthalmus (Ranzani, 1839)

Ariosoma opistophthalmum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Camillo Ranzani in 1839, originally under the genus Conger.[3] It is a rare, non-migratory marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean around Brazil, where it ranges from Bahia to Saõ Paulo. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 110–600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 27.2 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma opistophthalmum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Ariosoma opistophthalmum at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Ranzani, C. 1839 [ref. 18606] De novis speciebus piscium. Dissertatio prima. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840]: 65-83, Pls. 8-13.


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