Blunt-tooth conger

The blunt-tooth conger[2] (Ariosoma mauritianum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Paul Pappenheim in 1914, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, eastern Africa, and Australia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 360–800 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in; 0.98 ft).[3]

Blunt-tooth conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species:
A. mauritianum
Binomial name
Ariosoma mauritianum
(Pappenheim, 1914)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocephalus mauritianus Pappenheim, 1914
  • Leptocephalus mauritianum Pappenheim, 1914 (misspelling)

References
  1. Synonyms of Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Pappenheim, P., 1914 [ref. 3361] II. Die Tiefseefische. Pp. 161-200, Pls. 9-10. In: Die Fische der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 v. 15 (Zoologie v. 7).


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