Bandtooth conger (Ariosoma balearicum)

Scientific name: Ariosoma balearicum Delaroche, 1809

Bandtooth conger (Ariosoma balearicum)

The Bandtooth conger (Ariosoma balearicum) is a marine fish of the family Congridae.

Biology

Found on the shelf, littoral, burrowing in galleries on sandy mud bottoms. Carnivorous..

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ariosoma balearicum
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
1–732 m (3–2402 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 1 - 732 m, usually 20 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal to Angola, including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America. Nortwest Atlantic: Canada. Western Indian Ocean: including the Red Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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