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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: D A S Gnanadoss worked (1960s-1970s) at the Central Institute of Fisheries Operatives, Madras Unit, whose fishing trawler collected the holotype. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 250 m (Ref. 130865). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130865)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Talwar, P.K. and P. Mukherjee, 1977. A note on a new bathypelagic eel, Ariosoma gnanadossi, from the Bay of Bengal. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 47(7):432-434. (Ref. 86975)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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