Ariosoma major

Ariosoma major is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally as a subspecies of Alloconger shiroanago, which was later moved under the genus Ariosoma.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern China Sea, Japan, and Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a widespread distribution, and inhabits sandy regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres.[3]

Ariosoma major
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species:
A. major
Binomial name
Ariosoma major
(Asano, 1958)
Synonyms[2]
  • Alloconger shiroanago major Asano, 1958
  • Ariosoma shiroanago major (Asano, 1958)

The diet of Ariosoma major consists primarily of bony fish and crabs.[5]

References
  1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199094A2558258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199094A2558258.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12045] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. I. Description of two new subspecies referable to the genus Alloconger. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 191-196.
  5. Food items reported for Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.


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