Ariosoma opistophthalmum

Ariosoma opistophthalmum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Camillo Ranzani in 1839, originally under the genus Conger.[4] It is a rare, non-migratory marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean around Brazil, where it ranges from Bahia to São Paulo. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 110–600 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 27.2 centimetres.[3]

Ariosoma opistophthalmum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species:
A. opistophthalmum
Binomial name
Ariosoma opistophthalmum
(Ranzani, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
  • Conger opistophthalmus Ranzani, 1839
  • Ariosoma opistophthalmus (Ranzani, 1839)

References
  1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma opistophthalmum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199006A2549213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199006A2549213.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Ariosoma opistophthalmum at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Ariosoma opistophthalmum at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Ranzani, C. 1839 [ref. 18606] De novis speciebus piscium. Dissertatio prima. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840]: 65-83, Pls. 8-13.


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