| Sea conger | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. anagoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1853) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The sea conger (Ariosoma anagoides), also known as the big-eye conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, originally under the genus Conger. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; the eastern China Sea, and the East Indies. It leads a benthic lifestyle and dwells in sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 51 centimeters.
References
- Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Ariosoma anagoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199095A2558374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199095A2558374.en. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Synonyms of Ariosoma anagoides at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Ariosoma anagoides at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Ariosoma anagoides at www.fishbase.org.
- Bleeker, P., 1853 Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5): 1-62+ 63-76
External links
- Photos of Sea conger on Sealife Collection
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ariosoma anagoides | |
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