Ariosoma multivertebratum
| Ariosoma multivertebratum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. multivertebratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma multivertebratum Karmovskaya, 2004 | |
Ariosoma multivertebratum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Marquesas Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 300–460 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54.2 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet "multivertebratum" refers to the eel's possession of a larger quantity of vertebrae than others in the genus Ariosoma.[2]
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma multivertebratum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199042A2552958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199042A2552958.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Ariosoma multivertebratum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 [ref. 28053] Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the western tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. Journal of Ichthyology v. 44 (Suppl. 1): S1-S32.