Sea conger (Ariosoma anagoides)

Scientific name: Ariosoma anagoides Bleeker, 1853

Sea conger (Ariosoma anagoides)

The Sea conger (Ariosoma anagoides) is a marine fish of the family Congridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan southward to the East China Sea and the East Indies.

Biology

Large and distinctive eye with a vertical elongated pupil and white blotches.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ariosoma anagoides
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan southward to the East China Sea and the East Indies.
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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