Lord Howe conger (Ariosoma howensis)

Scientific name: Ariosoma howensis McCulloch & Waite, 1916

Lord Howe conger (Ariosoma howensis)

The Lord Howe conger (Ariosoma howensis) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Western Pacific, slope of NE Australia, Lord Howe Rise, New Caledonia, and SE part of South Fiji Basin.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 211-241; Anal soft rays: 161 - 178; Vertebrae: 151 - 161. Diagnosis: The head and body of this species is uniformly light, margins of unpaired fins dark. Dorsal fin originates in front of the base of pectoral fin, above the 4th-6th pore of lateral line. Vertebrae 151-161; trunk 77-82. Pores of lateral line to anus 53-59. Supraorbital canal 6, suborbital canal 8, preoperculomandibular canal 10, occipital commissure 3.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ariosoma howensis
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.2
Depth range
60–600 m (197–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 60 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: slope of NE Australia, Lord Howe Rise, New Caledonia, and SE part of South Fiji Basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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