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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335); obud: obud which is a Visayan name for eels belonging to Leptocephalidae.
More on author: Herre.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Color pale brownish gray, very much darker dorsally compared to part below lateral line; interspace between eyes blackish; body with minute dark dots, extending to the hyaline fins, where they form indications of a black margin.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Herre, A.W.C.T., 1923. A review of the eels of the Philippine archipelago. Philipp. J. Sci. 23(2):123-236. (Ref. 12748)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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