Ariosoma coquettei
Ariosoma coquettei is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the northern coast of South America, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 75 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 28.1 centimeters.[2]
| Ariosoma coquettei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. coquettei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma coquettei D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 | |
The species epithet "coquettei" refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel.[3]
References
- McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma coquettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199378A2589110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199378A2589110.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Ariosoma coquettei at www.fishbase.org.
- Smith, D. G. and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.
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