Ariosoma opistophthalmum | |
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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. opistophthalmum
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma opistophthalmum (
Ranzani, 1839)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Ariosoma opistophthalmum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Camillo Ranzani in 1839, originally under the genus Conger. [4] 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 São 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. [3]
Ariosoma opistophthalmum | |
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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. opistophthalmum
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma opistophthalmum (
Ranzani, 1839)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Ariosoma opistophthalmum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [3] It was described by Camillo Ranzani in 1839, originally under the genus Conger. [4] 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 São 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. [3]