Scientific Name
Ariosoma mauritianum

Common Name
Blunt-tooth conger

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 167; Anal soft rays: 110; Vertebrae: 143. Brownish, median fins yellowish with black margin.

Classification

Classified By

Pappenheim, 1914

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Conger and garden eels (Congridae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

360 m

Depth To - meters

800 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 360 - 800 m (Ref. 9942)

Trophic Level

3.82 s.e. 0.65 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated