Silver eel | |
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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. mellissii
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma mellissii (
Günther, 1870)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The silver eel (Ariosoma mellissii), also known as the Melliss's conger, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870. [5] 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. [4]
Named in honor of John Charles Melliss (1835-1911), amateur naturalist and government surveyor on St. Helena (island in the South Atlantic), who presented the type specimen to the British Museum (Natural History). [6]
Silver eel | |
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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. mellissii
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma mellissii (
Günther, 1870)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The silver eel (Ariosoma mellissii), also known as the Melliss's conger, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870. [5] 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. [4]
Named in honor of John Charles Melliss (1835-1911), amateur naturalist and government surveyor on St. Helena (island in the South Atlantic), who presented the type specimen to the British Museum (Natural History). [6]