Ariosoma major

Ariosoma major
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Ariosoma
Species:	A. major
Binomial name
Ariosoma major (Asano, 1958)
Synonyms [2]
Alloconger shiroanago majorAsano, 1958 Ariosoma shiroanago major(Asano, 1958)

Ariosoma major is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[3] It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally as a subspecies of Alloconger shiroanago , which was later moved under the genus Ariosoma . ^[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern China Sea, Japan, and Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a widespread distribution, and inhabits sandy regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres. ^[3]

The diet of Ariosoma major consists primarily of bony fish and crabs. ^[5]

References

1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199094A2558258. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199094A2558258.en . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
3. Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
4. Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12045] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. I. Description of two new subspecies referable to the genus Alloconger. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 191-196.
5. Food items reported for Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.