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Large Eye Conger

Ariosoma marginatum (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875)

Large-eye conger

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The large-eye conger[3] (Ariosoma marginatum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Léon Vaillant and Henri Émile Sauvage in 1875, originally under the genus Congrogadus.[5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the northwestern and eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii and the Ladd Seamount. It typically dwells at a depth range of 2–420 metres, and leads a benthic, nocturnal lifestyle, burrowing into sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 38 centimetres.[4]

References

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma marginatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199133A2562488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199133A2562488.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Ariosoma marginatum at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Ariosoma marginatum at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Ariosoma marginatum at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Vaillant, L. L. and H.-E. Sauvage, 1875 [ref. 17853] Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles de poissons des îles Sandwich. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3: 278-287.
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Large-eye conger: Brief Summary

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The large-eye conger (Ariosoma marginatum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Léon Vaillant and Henri Émile Sauvage in 1875, originally under the genus Congrogadus. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the northwestern and eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii and the Ladd Seamount. It typically dwells at a depth range of 2–420 metres, and leads a benthic, nocturnal lifestyle, burrowing into sand. Males can reach a maximum total length of 38 centimetres.

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