Lord Howe conger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. howensis
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma howensis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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The Lord Howe conger [3] (Ariosoma howensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916, originally under the genus Congermuraena. [5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northeastern Australia, New Caledonia, and the South Fiji Basin. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 60–600 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 42.2 centimetres. [4]
The species epithet and common name are derived from the Lord Howe Rise, near New Caledonia.
Lord Howe conger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. howensis
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma howensis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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The Lord Howe conger [3] (Ariosoma howensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [4] It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916, originally under the genus Congermuraena. [5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northeastern Australia, New Caledonia, and the South Fiji Basin. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 60–600 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 42.2 centimetres. [4]
The species epithet and common name are derived from the Lord Howe Rise, near New Caledonia.