Ariosoma shiroanago

Ariosoma shiroanago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Congridae
Genus:Ariosoma
Species: A. shiroanago
Binomial name
Ariosoma shiroanago
(Asano, 1958)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alloconger shiroanago shiroanago Asano, 1958
  • Ariosoma shiroanago shiroanago (Asano, 1958)

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

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ 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.


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