Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)
Blunt-tooth conger
Ariosoma mauritianum
photo by SFSA

 Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae
 Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 360 - 800 m
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the western Pacific, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 167; Anal soft rays: 110; Vertebrae: 143. Brownish, median fins yellowish with black margin.
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 19.03.93
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 24.01.01

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