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Ariosoma thoothukudiense Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra & Kumar, 2024 Thoothukudi stout conger |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.4 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | East Indian Ocean: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 162-163. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anus at mid-point of total length, preanal length 48.7-49.1% of TL; dorsal-fin origin is just before pectoral-fin insertion; vomerine teeth patch short with four rows with pointed teeth in anterior portion, tapering posteriorly with two or three rows of blunt teeth followed by three uniserial teeth posteriorly; intermaxillary teeth with five transverse rows, barely visible when mouth is closed and separated from vomerine and maxillary by fine gap; SO canal with 6 pores; vertebrae with pre-dorsal 10-11, pre-anal 61-64 and total 162-163. Colouration: body bicoloured, pale brown dorsally and silvery white ventrally; the preopercular portion is dark; pectoral fin reddish with dark spot at base (Ref. 132579). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||