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Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) Bandtooth conger |
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photo by
Patzner, R. |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 732 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal to Angola, including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America (Ref. 7251). Nortwest Atlantic: Canada. | |||
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| Biology: | Found on the shelf, littoral, burrowing in galleries on sandy mud bottoms. Carnivorous. (Ref. 6521). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 October 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||