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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 28°N - 26°S
Indo-Pacific: Madagascar, Taiwan, Sulawesi, Marshall Is., Hawaiian Is., Society Is., and Tahiti.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 83.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123550)
Vertebrae: 154 - 159. Colorful congrid with a stiff caudal fin adapted for rapid backward burrowing (Ref. 37816).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
A colorful congrid that lives beneath the sand of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 89972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, D.G., H.-C. Ho, J.F. Huang and Y.H. Chang, 2018. The congrid eel genus Ariosoma in Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Congridae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4454(1):84-106. (Ref. 123550)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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