Tropical conger
| Tropical conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. scheelei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The tropical conger (Ariosoma scheelei), also known as the Scheele's conger,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Pehr Hugo Strömman in 1896, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Natal and Mozambique. It inhabits reefs in lagoons, and is known to dwell at a depth of 9 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 20 centimetres.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma scheelei at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Ariosoma scheelei at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 [ Ariosoma scheelei] at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Strömman, P. H., 1896 [ref. 4294] Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala. Almqvist & Wiksell, Upsala. 1-53, Pls. 1-5.
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