Blunt-tooth conger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. mauritianum
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma mauritianum (
Pappenheim, 1914)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The blunt-tooth conger [3] (Ariosoma mauritianum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Paul Pappenheim in 1914, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. [5] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, eastern Africa, and Australia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 360–800 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in; 0.98 ft). [4]
Blunt-tooth conger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. mauritianum
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma mauritianum (
Pappenheim, 1914)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The blunt-tooth conger [3] (Ariosoma mauritianum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Paul Pappenheim in 1914, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. [5] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, eastern Africa, and Australia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 360–800 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in; 0.98 ft). [4]