Ariosoma coquettei

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Ariosoma coquettei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species:
A. coquettei
Binomial name
Ariosoma coquettei

Ariosoma coquettei is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). [1] [3] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977. [2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the northern coast of South America, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 75 meters. It can reach a maximum total length of 28.1 centimeters. [3]

The species epithet "coquettei" refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma coquettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199378A2589110. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199378A2589110.en . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Smith, David G.; Kanazawa, Robert H. (1977). "Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis". Bulletin of Marine Science. 27 (3): 530–543.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ariosoma coquettei". FishBase . February 2024 version.


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