Longtrunk 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. anale
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma anale (
Poey, 1860)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The longtrunk conger (Ariosoma anale), also known as the short-tail conger, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Felipe Poey in 1860, originally under the genus Conger. [5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Florida, Panama, the Guianas, and the Gulf of Guinea. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and inhabits sand and rock at a depth range of 11–63 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.3 centimeters. [4]
Longtrunk 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. anale
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma anale (
Poey, 1860)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The longtrunk conger (Ariosoma anale), also known as the short-tail conger, [3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Felipe Poey in 1860, originally under the genus Conger. [5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Florida, Panama, the Guianas, and the Gulf of Guinea. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and inhabits sand and rock at a depth range of 11–63 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.3 centimeters. [4]