Ariosoma shiroanago

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

Ariosoma shiroanago is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[3] It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Alloconger . ^[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. It leads a benthic lifestyle and inhabits rough sand on continental shelves. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres. ^[3]

References

1. Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Ariosoma shiroanago". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199333A2584011. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199333A2584011.en . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org.
3. Ariosoma shiroanago 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.