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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); thoothukudiense: Named after its type locality, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal. Tropical
East Indian Ocean: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kodeeswaran, P., A. Kathirvelpandian, A. Mohapatra and T.T.A. Kumar, 2024. A new species of the congrid eel genus Ariosoma (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 104:e51:1-8. (Ref. 132579)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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