Ariosoma sazonovi
Ariosoma sazonovi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 160–440 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 39.5 centimetres.[2]
| Ariosoma sazonovi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. sazonovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma sazonovi Karmovskaya, 2004 | |
The species epithet was given in honour of Yurii Sazonov.[2]
References
- McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Ariosoma sazonovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199368A2587994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199368A2587994.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- [ Ariosoma sazonovi] at www.fishbase.org.
- Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 [ref. 28053] Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.
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