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Ariosoma

Smith, David G.;Ho, Hsuan-Ching;Huang, Jian-Fu;Chang, Yong-Hsu

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Ariosoma is a genus of marine congrid eels.

Species

ゴテンアナゴ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderAnguilliformes
  5. FamilyCongridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded8,402

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
589
With media
55
Family
Congridae
Collections
IBUNAM, USNM, UWFC, SIO, UAMI, YPM
Recorded in
Mexico, French Polynesia, Philippines, Vanuatu, United States, Curacao, Panama

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Bathymyrinae
Image
Ariosoma balearicum.jpg
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Commons category
Ariosoma
taxon name
Ariosoma
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Ariosoma
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Former Species
  • References

Ariosoma is a genus of marine congrid eels.

==Species== There are 42 species currently recognized in this genus by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Ariosoma albimaculatum Kodeeswaran, Dash, Kumar & Lal, 2022 Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Silvery conger) Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1853) (Sea conger) Ariosoma anale (Poey, 1860) (Longtrunk conger) (syn. Ariosoma analis) Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) (Band-tooth conger) (syn. Ariosoma impressa, Ariosoma minor) Ariosoma bauchotae Karrer, 1982 Ariosoma bengalense Ray, Acharya, Khatua, Roy, Mohapatra & Mishra, 2022 Ariosoma bowersi (Jenkins, 1903) (large-eye conger) (syn. Ariosoma marginatum (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)) Ariosoma coquettei D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015 Ariosoma emmae Smith & Ho, 2018 Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther, 1872) (Barred conger) (syn. Ariosoma nancyae) Ariosoma gilberti (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Gilbert's garden eel) Ariosoma gnadanossi Talwar & Mukherjee, 1977 Ariosoma gracile Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra, Kumar & Sarkar, 2024 Ariosoma hemiaspidus Wade, 1946 Ariosoma howense (McCulloch & Waite, 1916) (Lord Howe conger) Ariosoma indicum Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Acharya, Mohanty, Mohapatra, Kumar & Lal, 2022 Ariosoma kannani Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Ray, Kumar, Mohapatra & Sarkar, 2024 Ariosoma kapala (Castle, 1990) Ariosoma majus (Asano, 1958) Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914) (Blunt-tooth conger) Ariosoma maurostigma Kodeeswaran, Mohapatra, Dhinakaran, Kumar & Lal, 2022 Ariosoma meeki (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900) Ariosoma megalops Fowler, 1938 Ariosoma melanospilos Kodeeswaran, Jayakumar, Akash, Kumar & Lal, 2021 Ariosoma mellissii (Günther, 1870) (Silver eel) Ariosoma multivertebratum Karmovskaya, 2004 Ariosoma nigrimanum Norman, 1939 Ariosoma obud Herre, 1923 Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991 Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1839) Ariosoma sanzoi (D'Ancona, 1928) Ariosoma sazonovi Karmovskaya, 2004 Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896) (Tropical conger) Ariosoma selenops Reid, 1934 Ariosoma sereti Karmovskaya, 2004 Ariosoma shiroanago (Asano, 1958) Ariosoma sokotranum Karmovskaya, 1991 Ariosoma somaliense Kotthaus, 1968 Ariosoma tamilicum Kodeeswaran, Acharya, Mohapatra & Kumar, 2025 Ariosoma thoothukudiense Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra & Kumar, 2024

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